Synopsis:

Based on Louisa May Alcotts enduringly popular novel about the adventures of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in civil-war era New England, Mark Adamos opera Little Women has been performed in more than 70 national and international engagements since its 1998 première by Houston Grand Opera and has achieved the status of an American classic. This recording, with a superb cast expertly directed for television, vividly brings to life an opera that The New Yorker hailed as A beautifully crafted work, brilliantly molding Alcotts tale into operatic form, and The New York Times dubbed a masterpiece. [Amazon UK]

Cast and Crew:

Jo: Stephanie Novacek
Meg: Joyce DiDonato
Laurie: Chad Shelton
Beth: Stacey Tappan
Amy: Margaret Lloyd
John Brooke: Daniel Belcher
Gideon March: James Maddalena
Cecilia March: Katherine Ciesinski
Alma March: Gwendolyn Jones
Mr Dashwood: Derrick Parker
Friedrich Bhaer: Chen-Ye Yuan

Houston Grand Opera Orchestra
Music & Libretto: Mark Adamo  
Conductor: Patrick Summers
Stage Director: Peter Webster
Video Director: Brian Large

Recorded at the Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center, Houston, Texas, 17-18 March 2000.

Source...........: BD25 Retail
Distributor......: Naxos
BD Release Date..: 1 November 2010
Screen Format....: Widescreen 1.78:1
Program used.....: AnyDVD (Region Code Free)