Liquid Music

Davóne Tines and The Truth: RITUAL

Produced by Liquid Music
Presented by Minneapolis Institute of Art, in association with Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys

Thu, May 1, 2025, 7:30 pm
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Borman Gallery, 2nd Floor Corridor
FREE, tickets not required

"Davóne Tines is changing what it means to be a classical singer." —Alex Ross, The New Yorker

Davóne Tines, "the must-hear singer of opera today" (Los Angeles Times), and his band The Truth present RITUAL, a musical exploration of human connection and concern. Featuring his work "MASS + THE TRUTH," Tines distills a historic form to confront what ails our lives in this moment through a synthesis of gospel, anthems, old-school R&B, and chant. In dialogue with Mia’s exhibition Giants, the performance includes ruminations from the public on art and life. In examining personal responses to universal questions, Tines—in the premiere of his new work—orchestrates an artistic rite of cathartic reflection. The program will be presented in Mia’s grand corridor leading to Giants, inviting the audience to witness RITUAL from all angles, facilitating an immersion in both art and music.

Run time: approx 45 mins

Please note: This performance and admission to Minneapolis Institute of Art is free and open to the public. Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys requires tickets for entry.

ABOUT DAVÓNE TINES

Davóne Tines is a pathbreaking artist whose work encompasses a diverse repertoire, ranging from early music to new commissions by leading composers, while exploring the social issues of today. A creator, curator, and performer at the intersection of many histories, cultures, and aesthetics, he is engaged in work that blends opera, art song, spirituals, contemporary classical, gospel, and protest songs as a means to tell a deeply personal story of perseverance connecting to all of humanity.

Tines is an artist who takes full agency of his work, often devising new programs and pieces from conception to performance. He has premiered numerous operas by today’s leading composers, including John Adams, Terence Blanchard, and Matthew Aucoin; and his concert appearances include performances of works ranging from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to Kaija Saariaho’s True Fire. He recently made his Metropolitan Opera debut performing in John Adams’ El Niño. His first studio album, ROBESOИ, released on Nonesuch Records on September 13, 2024, explores his connection to legendary American baritone Paul Robeson, reimagining some of the music Robeson famously sang.

Tines is Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Artist-in-Residence and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale’s first-ever Creative Partner. He is Musical America’s 2022 Vocalist of the Year, a winner of the 2020 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, a recipient of the 2018 Emerging Artists Award from Lincoln Center, and a recipient of the 2024 Chanel Next Prize. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Harvard University.