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# The Opera Blog

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## [X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X — The Opera that Dared America to Listen](https://friendsoftheopera.org/blog/x-the-life-and-times-of-malcolm-x-by-anthony-davis)

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 Nov 18, 2023 9:30:00 AM

A Voice that Still Reverberates The lights rise on a pulpit, a street corner, a jail cell—a Black ma...

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## [La Traviata by Verdi — The Fallen and the Free](https://friendsoftheopera.org/blog/la-traviata-by-verdi-the-fallen-and-the-free)

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Few operas begin with such deceptive brightness. A glittering Parisian salon, laughter ringing throu...

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