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X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X for Piano (1985-1986)

Libretto: Thulani Davis
Gil Rose, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Odyssey Opera Chorus, Davóne Tines (Bass-baritone), Whitney Morrison (Soprano), Ronnita Nicole Miller (Mezzo Soprano), Victor Robertson (Tenor), Joshua Conyers (Baritone), Jonathan Harris (Child's Voice), Miguel Ángel Vásquez (Baritone), Amber Patrice Garrett (Soprano), Nathan Rodriguez (Voice), Maggie Finnegan (Soprano), Matthew Arnold (Bass), Andrew Miller (Baritone)
2022, Boston, Strand Theatre
28 Tracks, 2:29:20
    • Overture
      01:39

  • Act I

    • 1. "Africa for Africans"
      05:28
    • 2. Louise's Aria "I remember..."
      08:41
    • 3. "Reverend Little is dead"
      02:45
    • 4. "What is going on here?"
      03:08
    • 5. "Momma, help me"
      02:36
    • 6. Boston "Come with me, child"
      06:53
    • 7. Pool Hall "Shoot your shot!"
      08:56
    • 8. Dance Hall "Just stand real still"
      04:54
    • 9. "I see..."
      02:17
    • 10. Malcolm's Aria "You want the story, but you don't want to know"
      07:50

  • Act II

    • 1. Prison "In the devil's grip"
      12:07
    • 2. "You are not empty"
      10:59
    • 3. 125th Street, Harlem "We are an African people"
      03:26
    • 4. "When I was little"
      03:23
    • 5. "If we are going to be free"
      01:28
    • 6. "Jones is not your name"
      03:05
    • 7. "We're not askin' Massa to sit at a lunch counter"
      01:27
    • 8. "We are a nation"
      06:41
    • 9. "The chickens come home to roost"
      03:29
    • 10. Malcolm and Betty, "Are you sure?"
      02:13

  • Act III

    • 1. "Betrayal is on his lips"
      09:48
    • 2. Betty's Aria "When a man is lost"
      04:03
    • 3. Mecca "Bismillah hirrahman-irrahim"
      12:06
    • 4. Riot
      02:49
    • 5. "The name is Shabazz"
      04:51
    • 6. "I have learned so much in Africa"
      08:48
    • 7. Audubon Ballroom
      03:30