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Review: ‘Robeson’ Illuminates a Titanic Artist and Activist

Davóne Tines plays Paul Robeson in a solo show on Little Island that weaves together the words and music of this American hero to tell his story.

By Oussama Zahr

Blain-Cruz, Lileana Blanco, Montana Levi Bridges, J'Nai Bullock, Julia Classical Music El Nino (Opera) Metropolitan Opera Opera Sellars, Peter Tines, Davone

Review: John Adams’s ‘El Niño’ Arrives at the Met in Lush Glory

The opera-oratorio, an alternate Nativity story, featured a flurry of Met debuts, including the director Lileana Blain-Cruz and the conductor Marin Alsop.

By Oussama Zahr

Black People Bullock, Julia Classical Music Costanzo, Anthony Roth El Nino (Opera) Juilliard School Metropolitan Opera Opera Sellars, Peter Tines, Davone

A Pathbreaking Singer Arrives at the Met, With Pearls and Tattoos

Davóne Tines, who stars in the oratorio “El Niño,” is challenging traditions in classical music and using art to confront social problems.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Cage, John Detroit Opera Europeras (Opera) Graham, Susan Kuhn, Laura Opera Sharon, Yuval (1979- ) Tines, Davone

‘As Living as Opera Can Get’: John Cage’s Anarchic Anti-Canon

In his “Europeras,” Cage dismantled centuries of tradition and expectations, for musicians and audiences alike. A rare revival is coming to Detroit.

By Joshua Barone