Opera

the opera world found me through my poetry. i never knew that this path was available to me until i said “yes” to it.

as a librettist, my opera work has been performed in chicago, nashville, seattle, washington, d.c., the united kingdom, and beyond. the washington national opera used one of my works for president biden’s inauguration in 2021.

in 2024, my original opera with gillian rae perry, the weight of light, debuted in chicago. my words have been sung by rhiannon giddens, will liverman, and others. a new work with composer shawn okpebholo will debut in many cities across the united states in 2027. (details soon on that one!)