X, The Life and Times of Malcom X.
Libretto by Thulani Davis,
Story by Christopher Davis.
(Concert premiere: 9 Oct. 1985, Philadelphia;
Stage premiere: NY City Opera, 28 Sep. 1986)
Under the Double Moon.
Libretto by Deborah Atherton.
(1989, St. Louis)
Tania.
Libretto by Michael-John LaChiusa.
(1992)
Amistad, opera in two acts.
Libretto by Thulani Davis.
(29 Nov. 1997, Lyric Opera of Chicago)
About Anthony Davis
Davis' operas blend Western and non-Western sources, including African-American musical styles and in some cases improvisational techniques.