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The_AT0 next_ORD day_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP a_AT0 café_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 Hollywood_NP0 Hills_NP0 ,_PUN Tines_NP0 ordered_VVD a_AT0 sausage-and-spinach_NN1 scramble_NN1 and_CJC spoke_VVD to_PRP me_PNP about_PRP the_AT0 "_PUQ mass_AJ0 "_PUQ program_NN1 –_PUN one_CRD of_PRF several_DT0 projects_NN2 in_PRP which_DTQ he_PNP is_VBZ challenging_VVG the_AT0 conventions_NN2 of_PRF classical_AJ0 music_NN1 ,_PUN tackling_VVG themes_NN2 of_PRF race_NN1 and_CJC sexuality_NN1 and_CJC expanding_VVG what_DTQ it_PNP means_VVZ to_TO0 possess_VVI an_AT0 operatic_AJ0 voice_NN1 ._SENT Tines_NN2 ,_PUN whose_DTQ first_ORD name_NN1 is_VBZ pronounced_VVN "_PUQ da-von_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ arrived_VVD with_PRP his_DPS suitcase_NN1 in_PRP tow_NN1 :_PUN he_PNP was_VBD heading_VVG to_PRP Detroit_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ he_PNP is_VBZ an_AT0 artist-in-residence_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Michigan_NP0 Opera_NN1 Theatre_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC where_AVQ ,_PUN next_ORD spring_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP will_VM0 sing_VVI the_AT0 title_NN1 role_NN1 of_PRF Anthony_NP0 Davis_NP0 's_POS 1986_CRD opera_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ X_ZZ0 :_PUN The_AT0 Life_NN1 and_CJC Times_NN2 of_PRF Malcolm_NP0 X_ZZ0 ._SENT "_PUQ Onstage_AJ0 ,_PUN Tines_NP0 is_VBZ an_AT0 intense_AJ0 ,_PUN magnetic_AJ0 presence_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC also_AV0 ,_PUN at_PRP six_CRD feet_NN2 two_CRD and_CJC a_AT0 half_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 towering_AJ0 one_PNI ._SENT In_PRP person_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP is_VBZ urbane_AJ0 ,_PUN discursive_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC playful_AJ0 ,_PUN though_CJS he_PNP speaks_VVZ with_PRP an_AT0 unguarded_AJ0 directness_NN1 that_DT0 is_VBZ not_XX0 often_AV0 encountered_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 nervous_AJ0 corridors_NN2 of_PRF classical_AJ0 music_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ When_CJS I_PNP was_VBD at_PRP Juilliard_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP were_VBD given_VVN instruction_NN1 in_PRP how_AVQ to_TO0 build_VVI a_AT0 recital_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Tines_NP0 told_VVD me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP were_VBD supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 follow_VVI a_AT0 template_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS you_PNP establish_VVB your_DPS abilities_NN2 in_PRP various_AJ0 areas_NN2 –_PUN antique_AJ0 Italian_AJ0 arias_NN2 ,_PUN Lieder_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 on_AVP ._SENT And_CJC there_EX0 'd_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 section_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 where_AVQ you_PNP were_VBD allowed_VVN to_TO0 do_VDI something_PNI '_POS fun_NN1 ._SENT '_PUQ I_PNP saw_VVD this_DT0 type_NN1 of_PRF recital_NN1 so_AV0 many_DT0 times_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC at_PRP the_AT0 end_NN1 you_PNP 'd_VM0 see_VVI a_AT0 person_NN1 suddenly_AV0 come_VVB alive_AJ0 ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP 'd_VM0 always_AV0 ask_VVI myself_PNX ,_PUN '_PUQ Hmm_ITJ –_PUN why_AVQ did_VDD n't_XX0 that_DT0 happen_VVI the_AT0 whole_AJ0 time_NN1 ?_SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ Most_DT0 rising_AJ0 singers_NN2 do_VDB as_CJS they_PNP are_VBB told_VVN ._SENT Tines_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ has_VHZ a_AT0 bachelor_NN1 's_POS degree_NN1 in_PRP sociology_NN1 from_PRP Harvard_NP0 and_CJC has_VHZ worked_VVN in_PRP arts_NN2 administration_NN1 ,_PUN has_VHZ his_DPS own_DT0 ideas_NN2 about_PRP how_AVQ to_TO0 present_VVI himself_PNX in_PRP public_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP shows_VVZ up_AVP at_PRP recording_VVG sessions_NN2 with_PRP a_AT0 precise_AJ0 concept_NN1 of_PRF how_AVQ his_DPS voice_NN1 should_VM0 be_VBI equalized_VVN ;_PUN he_PNP knows_VVZ about_PRP lighting_NN1 ,_PUN lenses_NN2 ,_PUN film_NN1 stock_NN1 ;_PUN his_DPS program_NN1 notes_NN2 are_VBB couched_VVN in_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 elegant_AJ0 prose_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP spent_VVD years_NN2 planning_VVG the_AT0 program_NN1 that_CJT became_VVD "_PUQ mass_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC ultimately_AV0 hit_VVN upon_PRP a_AT0 structure_NN1 built_VVN around_PRP the_AT0 Latin_AJ0 liturgy_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP really_AV0 like_PRP structures_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 ritualistic_AJ0 template_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Mass_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 proven_AJ0 structure_NN1 –_PUN centuries_NN2 of_PRF culture_NN1 have_VHB upheld_VVN it_PNP ._SENT Anything_PNI that_CJT I_PNP put_VVD into_PRP it_PNP will_VM0 assume_VVI a_AT0 certain_AJ0 shape_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC what_DTQ I_PNP put_VVD into_PRP it_PNP is_VBZ my_DPS own_DT0 lived_VVD experience_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP grew_VVD up_AVP singing_VVG spirituals_NN2 and_CJC gospel_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP also_AV0 sang_VVD Bach_NP0 ,_PUN opera_NN1 ,_PUN new_AJ0 classical_AJ0 music_NN1 ._SENT Julius_NP0 Eastman_NP0 was_VBD Black_AJ0 and_CJC gay_AJ0 like_PRP me_PNP –_PUN he_PNP 's_VBZ someone_PNI I_PNP idolize_VVB ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD always_AV0 about_PRP finding_VVG the_AT0 connections_NN2 so_CJS I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 go_VVI crazy_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 director_NN1 Peter_NP0 Sellars_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ helped_VVD launch_NN1 Tines_NP0 's_POS international_AJ0 career_NN1 by_PRP casting_VVG him_PNP in_PRP Kaija_NP0 Saariaho_NP0 's_POS 2016_CRD chamber_NN1 opera_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Only_AV0 the_AT0 Sound_NN1 Remains_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ attended_VVD the_AT0 Los_NP0 Angeles_NP0 recital_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 presentation_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 long-running_AJ0 Monday_NP0 Evening_NN1 Concerts_NN2 series_NN0 ._SENT Sellars_NP0 later_AV0 told_VVD me_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ The_AT0 first_ORD time_NN1 I_PNP heard_VVD Davóne_NP0 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD so_AV0 clear_AJ0 that_CJT he_PNP sang_VVD because_CJS he_PNP had_VHD something_PNI to_TO0 say_VVI ,_PUN not_XX0 simply_AV0 because_CJS he_PNP has_VHZ a_AT0 beautiful_AJ0 voice_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP grew_VVD up_AVP with_PRP a_AT0 sense_NN1 of_PRF music_NN1 being_VBG not_XX0 decorative_AJ0 but_CJC essential_AJ0 –_PUN deeply_AV0 functional_AJ0 ,_PUN serving_VVG a_AT0 need_NN1 ,_PUN serving_VVG a_AT0 range_NN1 of_PRF needs_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP knows_VVZ that_CJT music_NN1 is_VBZ here_AV0 to_TO0 meet_VVI real_AJ0 human_AJ0 needs_NN2 and_CJC real_AJ0 divine_AJ0 imperatives_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ really_AV0 ,_PUN really_AV0 super_AJ0 different_AJ0 from_PRP the_AT0 standard_AJ0 conservatory_NN1 trained_VVN opera_NN1 singer_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Fauquier_NP0 County_NP0 ,_PUN Virginia_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ Tines_NP0 spent_VVD his_DPS childhood_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ a_AT0 mostly_AV0 white_AJ0 area_NN1 east_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Blue_AJ0 Ridge_NN1 Mountains_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Preppy_AJ0 horse_NN1 country_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP calls_VVZ it_PNP ._SENT His_DPS family_NN1 has_VHZ lived_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 region_NN1 for_PRP generations_NN2 ._SENT For_PRP a_AT0 multimedia_NN0 project_NN1 titled_VVN "_PUQ Everything_PNI That_DT0 Rises_NN2 Must_VM0 Converge_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ which_DTQ Tines_NP0 is_VBZ developing_VVG in_PRP collaboration_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 violinist_NN1 Jennifer_NP0 Koh_NP0 ,_PUN he_PNP interviewed_VVD his_DPS grandparents_NN2 John_NP0 and_CJC Alma_NP0 Tines_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ played_VVD a_AT0 primary_AJ0 role_NN1 in_PRP raising_VVG him_PNP ._SENT On_PRP a_AT0 recording_NN1 ,_PUN Alma_NP0 is_VBZ heard_VVN saying_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ Your_DPS great-great-great-grand-mother_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP still_AV0 was_VBD a_AT0 slave_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP lived_VVD right_AV0 up_AVP the_AT0 road_NN1 from_PRP where_AVQ we_PNP live_VVB now_AV0 ..._PUN ._SENT She_PNP was_VBD in_PRP slavery_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC she_PNP never_AV0 caved_VVD in_AVP ._SENT She_PNP helped_VVD to_TO0 start_VVI the_AT0 Trough_NP0 Hill_NP0 Baptist_AJ0 Church_NN1 ._SENT Three_CRD of_PRF her_DPS great-great-great-grandchildren_NN1 graduated_VVD from_PRP M.I.T._NP0 ,_PUN Harvard_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Juilliard_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Music_NN1 of_PRF all_DT0 kinds_NN2 ,_PUN sacred_AJ0 and_CJC secular_AJ0 ,_PUN echoed_VVN through_PRP the_AT0 Tineses_NN2 '_POS house_NN1 ;_PUN John_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 retired_AJ0 naval_AJ0 officer_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ also_AV0 a_AT0 choir_NN1 pianist_NN1 ._SENT Although_CJS Davóne_NP0 sang_VVD in_PRP church_NN1 as_PRP far_AV0 back_AVP as_CJS he_PNP can_VM0 remember_VVI ,_PUN he_PNP devoted_VVD himself_PNX mainly_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 violin_NN1 ,_PUN becoming_VVG the_AT0 concertmaster_NN1 of_PRF two_CRD school_NN1 orchestras_NN2 ._SENT On_PRP his_DPS CD_NN1 Walkman_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP listened_VVD to_PRP music_NN1 ranging_VVG from_PRP Vivaldi_NP0 to_PRP Janet_NP0 Jackson_NP0 ;_PUN he_PNP recollects_VVZ being_VBG especially_AV0 captivated_VVN by_PRP Stravinsky_NP0 's_POS "_PUQ Rite_NN1 of_PRF Spring_NN1 "_PUQ –_PUN "_PUQ those_DT0 waves_NN2 of_PRF sound_NN1 moving_VVG through_PRP the_AT0 orchestra_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ In_PRP his_DPS high-school_AJ0 years_NN2 ,_PUN people_NN0 began_VVD noticing_VVG his_DPS booming_AJ0 bass-baritone_NN1 ._SENT Once_AV0 ,_PUN Davóne_NP0 recalls_VVZ ,_PUN he_PNP sang_VVD "_PUQ faux_VVB operatically_AV0 "_PUQ to_PRP his_DPS grandfather_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ told_VVD him_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ Whoa_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP think_VVB you_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 voice_NN1 there_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
At_PRP Harvard_NP0 ,_PUN Tines_NP0 made_VVD his_DPS first_ORD venture_NN1 into_PRP opera_NN1 ,_PUN taking_VVG the_AT0 role_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 devilish_AJ0 Nick_NP0 Shadow_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 student_NN1 production_NN1 of_PRF Stravinsky_NP0 's_POS "_PUQ The_AT0 Rake_NN1 's_POS Progress_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP also_AV0 played_VVD violin_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 Harvard-Radcliffe_NP0 Orchestra_NN1 ,_PUN serving_VVG as_PRP the_AT0 ensemble_NN1 's_POS president_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC sang_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 Harvard-Radcliffe_NP0 Collegium_NP0 Musicum_NP0 ._SENT But_CJC he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 see_VVI a_AT0 future_NN1 in_PRP performance_NN1 :_PUN he_PNP majored_VVD in_PRP sociology_NN1 because_CJS he_PNP imagined_VVD pursuing_VVG a_AT0 career_NN1 as_PRP an_AT0 arts_NN2 administrator_NN1 ._SENT Marx_NP0 's_POS theory_NN1 of_PRF species-being_NP0 and_CJC Durkheim_NP0 's_POS concept_NN1 of_PRF social_AJ0 alienation_NN1 have_VHB remained_VVN on_PRP his_DPS mind_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP ponders_VVZ how_AVQ classical_AJ0 artists_NN2 can_VM0 regain_VVI a_AT0 sense_NN1 of_PRF autonomy_NN1 ;_PUN all_DT0 too_AV0 often_AV0 ,_PUN they_PNP are_VBB regarded_VVN as_PRP cogs_NN2 in_PRP a_AT0 cultural_AJ0 machine_NN1 that_CJT rates_VVZ aesthetic_AJ0 values_NN2 over_PRP human_AJ0 ones_NN2 ._SENT 
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