AMERICAN THEATRE: Malcolm X is back—in operatic form, at least. X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, with a score by composer Anthony Davis and a libretto by playwright Thulani Davis, scored a somewhat hollow triumph with its official 1986 New York City Opera premiere, garnering positive reviews and some regional productions, as well as a return to NYCO in an abridged form in 2010, but never quite becoming a staple of the opera repertoire.
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