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Thulani Davis (born July 19, 1949) is an American playwright, journalist, librettist, novelist, poet, and screenwriter. She is a graduate of Barnard College and attended graduate school at both the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University .
Mar 12, 2021 · Thulani Davis and the Secret History of Women Writing Album Liner Notes - The New York Times. Since its inception in 1964, the Grammy for best album notes has been awarded to just three...
Nov 1, 2023 · I spoke with Thulani Davis on the phone about the niche art of writing a libretto, how she transformed Malcolm X’s speech into arias, and the many American stories that might be operas. INTERVIEWER. How did you first approach writing the libretto for X, back in 1981? DAVIS
Feb 1, 1992 · Thulani Davis's 1959 is a powerful, poignant coming-of-age novel that captures a dramatic moment in American history as clearly as a photograph. It's the summer of 1959 and Willie Tarrant of Turner, Virginia, is twelve.
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Nov 1, 2023 · Librettist Thulani Davis discusses the development of the opera and how it amplifies Malcolm X’s legacy. 2023–24 season. Videography by Neville Braithwaite.
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Feb 9, 2021 · Thulani Davis is one of music’s grandes dames of letters. She is a poet, a playwright, journalist, and storyteller for whom music has been a solace, muse, creative encounter, and, above all, beloved subject.
Jul 19, 2020 · Thulani Davis is best known as the librettist for two of the most acclaimed operas of the late-twentieth century—“X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X,” and “Amistad.” Both projects were in collaboration with her composer, the composer Anthony Davis.
