“Learn the rules to break them correctly.”-Babatunde “Bobby” Akinboboye
Hip-Hop meets Opera to create Hip-Hopera. Babatunde “Bobby” posted a video online performing Rossini’s Largo Al Factotum, from the Barber of Seville with a back beat track from Kendrick Lamar’s tracks on Youtube. The video went viral shortly after posting.
Bobby has a prolific performance resume spanning from the Los Angeles Opera, Opera San Jose, Opera Santa Barbara, Long Beach Opera, and to Center Stage Opera.
Listen to Gracie and Bobby engage in topic about Hip-Hopera, current status of Opera in America, and the endeavors of “learning the rules to break them correctly.”
Enjoy!
Gracie and Bobby post their interview at San Jose, CA
The Arts Machine at San Jose, CA.All media are courtesy of Babatunde Akinboboye.
Link to see Babatunde live in San Jose is below
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Bonus Videos
Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s “Moby-Dick” Catch the cast of Moby-Dick at San Jose!
“A Bullfighter’s song (Hip-Hopera)” Video courtesy of Babatunde Akinboboye.
