Babtunde & King Noire Presents: Heaux Hopera - Friday, October 2 at 9:00 PM at Velvet Whip Arts & Social Club in Callowhill, PhiladelphiaCallowhill

Babtunde & King Noire Presents: Heaux Hopera

Friday, October 2 at 9:00 PM·9:00 p.m.-11:59 p.m.·Callowhill·Velvet Whip Arts & Social Club

Babtunde & King Noire Presents: Heaux Hopera

Posted to Callowhill on August 21, 2026

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Fri, Oct 2 at 9pm – 11:59pm

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Velvet Whip Arts & Social Club

319 North 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

HEAUX HOPERA YOU ARE INVITED TO AN EVENING OF THE UNEXPECTED PRE-SALE TICKETS About Babatunde HipHopera is an internationally celebrated baritone and the creator of Hip Hopera, a genre he pioneered by fusing the grandeur of classical opera with the rhythm and culture of hip-hop. Born in Nigeria and raised on Dr. Dre before discovering opera at 16, Tunde came to classical music as an outsider and n...

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