Little Women

Opera

Writers: Mark Adamo Louisa May Alcott

Context

Little Women is Mark Adamo’s first opera set to his own libretto after Louisa May Alcott’s novel of the same name. It was commissioned by the Opera Studio of Houston Grand Opera and first performed in 1998 as a small-scale production. The production was such a success that Houston scheduled it for 10 performances in its 2000 season as well. Since that time it has become one of the most widely produced contemporary operas, being performed in over 35 different productions and as a very popular piece for colleges and universities. The original cast of the opera used the studio artists at Houston

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