ALLEGRA & THE CELLO, IN MOVEMENTS
DECEMBER 10 TO DECEMBER 20
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LA MAMA
EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE CLUB
In Partnership with
HIGH HARD HEAT/Dominick Balletta
PRESENTS
a world premiere opera
ALLEGRA & THE CELLO, IN MOVEMENTS
Catherine Filloux is an award-winning French Algerian American playwright/librettist, writing about human rights for decades. Her libretto Orlando (Vienna Staatsoper, Grawemeyer award) next appears at Opera Komische Berlin.
Julia Schwartz is a composer from Ohio, who lives in Switzerland. Her works, both vocal and instrumental, have been performed in the United States, South America and Europe. www.juliaschwartz.ch
Story and Libretto....Catherine Filloux
Music….Julia Schwartz
Set/Lighting Design….Justin Townsend
Projection Design….Milton Cordero
Costume Design….Suttirat Larlarb & Brynne Oster-Bainnson
Casting Director….Jamibeth Margolis, CSA
Directed by….Elena Araoz
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.
