Anthony Davis

Davis' operas blend Western and non-Western sources, including jazz, hip-hop, and other African-American musical styles and in some cases improvisational techniques.

• X, or The Life and Times of Malcolm X, opera in three acts
  Libretto by Thulani Davis after an original story by Christopher Davis.
  September 28, 1986, New York City Opera ((stage premiere)); October 9, 1985, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ((concert premiere))
• Under the Double Moon
  Libretto by Deborah Atherton.
  1989, St. Louis, Missouri
• Tania
  Libretto by John-Michael LaChiusa.
  1992, American Music Theater Festival, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Amistad, opera in two acts
  Libretto by Thulani Davis.
  November 29, 1997, Lyric Opera of Chicago
• Wakonda's Dream
  Libretto by Yusef Komunyakaa.
  March 7, 2007, Opera Omaha, Orpheum Theater, Omaha, Nebraska

Discography

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Anthony Davis Tania Aaronson-Davis/Brooks/Young, Steiger 2 CD / Koch 7467 (2001)	Anthony Davis X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X Ehrlich/Paige/Perry/Pindell/Byrne, Orchestra of St. Luke's/Curry 2 CD / Gramavision (1992)
Anthony Davis Amistad Baker/Quiver/West/Doss/Young, Lyric Opera of Chicago/Davies 2 CD / New World Records (2008)

Bibliography

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"Come with me, child" from X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X in G. Schirmer American Opera Anthology: Mezzo-Soprano G. Schirmer 2004

"Shoot the shot" from X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X "The moonlight died" from Amistad in G. Schirmer American Opera Anthology: Tenor G. Schirmer 2004

Anthony Davis

The composer's biography at his publisher's web site

Last update: January 1, 2009