Babatunde HipHopera has no upcoming Boston-area shows listed. They last played July 5, 2026 at City Winery Boston.
Babatunde Akinboboye is an internationally trained baritone who has performed with the Los Angeles Opera, Detroit Opera, and Utah Opera — and who went viral in 2018 when a video of him blending classical opera with a Kendrick Lamar track racked up over 10 million views. His 'HipHopera' project fuses operatic grandeur with hip-hop beats and contemporary storytelling, championing diversity in classical music while creating a genuinely thrilling hybrid genre. He has performed the lead in 'The Central Park Five,' the Pulitzer Prize-winning opera by Anthony Davis.