Mark Adamo

All of the movies brought the war into it,

All of the movies brought the war into it,

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those read more

I approached opera from the theater side, ... I used to rail against the clichs of the form, all those sopranos in nightgowns dying in Act 2. So what do I have in my first opera? A soprano in a nightgown dying in Act 2.

They are all changing, and Jo is resisting,

They are all changing, and Jo is resisting,

This is a love story with six protagonists, ... And it's about a girl on the cusp of womanhood, a read more

This is a love story with six protagonists, ... And it's about a girl on the cusp of womanhood, a girl who is smart enough to realize she's happy, but not smart enough to know that everything must change.

When I finally found that notion of Jo, I found the structure of the opera,

When I finally found that notion of Jo, I found the structure of the opera,