Mark Adamo’s operatic adaptation of Little Women brings Louisa May Alcott’s classic coming-of-age novel to life in a fresh and powerful way. First commissioned by Houston Grand Opera in 1998 and hailed as a “masterpiece” by John Rockwell in the New York Times for its New York City Opera premiere in 2003, this American opera has become one of the most frequently performed contemporary pieces, celebrated for its emotional depth and resonant themes of family, sisterhood, growing up, and coming home.

Composer Adamo, who also wrote the libretto, blends lyrical melodies with contemporary musical textures to vividly realize each beloved character, while capturing the internal conflict of iconic central character, Jo March, who fears that growing up inevitably means growing apart from her family and her sisters, Meg, Beth and Amy.