Babatunde
Akinboboye
BARITONE
BIOGRAPHY
Babatunde Akinboboye is a Nigerian-American baritone whose operatic career has taken him to companies and organizations including Los Angeles Opera, Detroit Opera, Portland Opera, Opera San Jose, Utah Opera, Long Beach Opera, The Industry, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
His stage work includes Mattias Reyes in The Central Park Five, Valentin in Faust, Daggoo in Moby-Dick, Escamillo in Carmen, and roles in several world-premiere productions. His early honors include becoming a Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and a finalist in the International Eisteddfod Vocal Solo Competition in Llangollen, Wales.
That classical foundation would eventually become the starting point for a new chapter in his career.
Selected Career
Mattias Reyes
The Central Park Five
Long Beach Opera · Portland Opera · Detroit Opera
Valentin
Faust
Detroit Opera
Daggoo
Moby-Dick
Los Angeles Opera · Utah Opera · Opera San Jose
Escamillo
Carmen
Pacific Opera Project
Niimki
Sweet Land — World Premiere
The Industry
Baritone Soloist
Europeras
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Regional Finalist, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
CURRENT WORK
From Opera to HipHopera
In December 2018, Babatunde posted a video from his car singing Rossini's “Largo al factotum” over Kendrick Lamar's “HUMBLE.” More than 10 million views later, the musical world that had existed in his head had a name: HipHopera.
Today, Babatunde brings opera and hip-hop together through live performance, recording, storytelling and a growing international touring career.
