Richmond tenor Khaysie wants to make opera more accessible — starting with where it’s performed. (Cassandra Sanidad)

As famed streamer and influencer IShowSpeed stood atop the roof of Hyphy Burger in September, millions of fans from around the world tuned in. Hundreds more stood on the streets of West Oakland below.

And in the midst of people screaming, cars swinging and tires screeching, someone started singing opera. A tenor, to be exact.

“ I tried to get his attention ,” says Richmond vocalist and musician Khaysie , who was hoping to grab some of IShowSpeed’s limelight. “But there were just a lot of people present.”

He momentarily gave up, driving home to Richmond before tuning back into IShowSpeed’s live stream and realizing the influencer had made another stop, at the Gui

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