What happens when world-class opera collides with West Coast hip hop? In this episode of Rodney Veal’s Inspired By, host Rodney Veal sits down with Babatunde Akinboboye, the viral “HipHopera” baritone who’s redefining what opera can be.
What happens when world-class opera collides with West Coast hip hop? In this episode of Rodney Veal’s Inspired By, host Rodney Veal sits down with Babatunde Akinboboye, the viral “HipHopera” baritone who’s redefining what opera can be.
Rodney is joined by Dr. David Crean, Music Director for the Bach Society of Dayton, to discuss his lifelong dedication to music (starting with piano at age six) as he emphasizes the importance of intrinsic value in the arts, not just as a means to other ends.
