ALLEGRA & THE CELLO, IN MOVEMENTS

December 2026 in La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York City

I am very excited to announce that award-winning playwright and opera librettist Catherine Filloux and I will present our first chamber opera, Allegra & the Cello, in Movements, at La MaMa in New York in December 2026. You can read more about our team here.

Witness a groundbreaking moment in opera history with Allegra & the Cello, in Movements, where the first-ever female doctor to take stage in opera brings to life the story of Allegra. Set in the tension-filled days before a high-stakes trial, Allegra lets the audience of lawyers into the most vulnerable and difficult moments in her life and career as they navigate her pretrial discovery together. 

 Through a bold fusion of rhythm, movement, emotion, silence and vibrant colors, Allegra & the Cello, in Movements explores the struggles of a woman who questions and defies law for the sake of humanity. With the music of a single cello guiding Allegra through each scene, this opera challenges tradition in more ways than one. 

Join Allegra in her discovery--a story of wavering resilience and eternal resistance. 

With Brittany Renee, soprano und Akua Dixon, cello

Directed by: Elena Araoz