Davóne Tines, heralded as an artist “changing what it means to be a classical singer” (The New Yorker) and “[one] of the most powerful voices of our time” (Los Angeles Times), is a pathbreaking artist whose work encompasses a diverse repertoire while exploring the social issues of today. A creator, curator, and performer at the intersection of many histories, cultures, and aesthetics, he is engaged in work that blends musical genres to tell a deeply personal story of perseverance connecting to all of humanity.

Davóne is a musician who takes full agency of his work, devising new programs and pieces. He reflects this ethos in his Recital No. 1: MASS, an examination of the liturgy, comparing Western European, African American, and 21st-century traditions, as well as in his orchestral creations Concerto No. 1: SERMON, a work he premiered with the Philadelphia and BBC Symphony Orchestras, and Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM, premiered with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Davóne has also premiered operas by today’s leading composers, including Terence Blanchard, Matthew Aucoin, and, most recently, John Adams, whose El Niño he sang at the Metropolitan Opera. His concert appearances include performances of works ranging from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony to Kaija Saariaho’s True Fire. Davóne’s first studio album, ROBESOИ, was released on Nonesuch Records in September 2024.

He is Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Artist-in-Residence and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale’s first-ever Creative Partner. He recently served as Artist-in-Residence at Detroit Opera, performing the title role of Anthony Davis’s X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. Davóne is featured on the Grammy-nominated world-premiere recording of the opera released on BMOP/sound in 2022. Davóne is a member of AMOC and co-creator of The Black Clown, a music-theater experience commissioned and premiered by American Repertory Theater. He is Musical America’s 2022 Vocalist of the Year, a winner of the 2020 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, a recipient of the 2018 Emerging Artists Award from Lincoln Center, and a recipient of the 2024 Chanel Next Prize. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Harvard University, and the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Harvard Arts Medal.