[5] Bell attended Lehigh University and received a BA with a double major in music and theatre and a minor in philosophy in 2004.
The group has created three concert-length operas: This Takes Place Close By,[9] ADDDDDDDDD,[10] and Time: A Complete Explanation in Three Parts.
[11] Bell was particularly praised for her performance in This Takes Place Close By;[12] one critic called her "pure, translucent chorister's soprano" the "icing on the sonic cake.".
"[17] Earlier in her career, Bell released a number of albums as a singer-songwriter, including Under a Piano (2005), February (2008), and In Place of Arms (2010).
[18] Most recently, she released Ciphony in collaboration with composer John King, which documented their work with Compagnie CNDC-Angers and Robert Swinston in restaging Merce Cunningham's EVENT.
[23] Bell portrayed Mary Bolkonsky in the musical's initial performances at Ars Nova Theater, and continued with Great Comet through its Kazino run[24] and its 2016 opening on Broadway.
[28] Bell was praised for bringing a "compelling light" to Princess Mary,[29] and for her "impressive intense vocal control".
[40] Bell was a featured performer and vocalist in the 2014 operatic film River of Fundament by filmmaker Matthew Barney, with composition by Jonathan Bepler.