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Little Women from the Houston Grand Opera
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Houston Grand Opera
www.houstongrandopera.org/
The online home of the Houston Grand Opera contains a current performance schedule; a company history; background on its heralded general director David Gockley, music director Patrick Summers, and the Houston Grand Opera Studio, its young artist development program, which premiered Mark Adamo's "Little Women."

USOperaweb: "Mark Adamo's First Opera, 'Little Women' Scores A Big Success"
www.usoperaweb.com/2001/may.html
The May 2001 issue of the online opera magazine features an extensive interview with composer Mark Adamo, plus conversations with nearly all the cast members from the Houston Grand Opera's production of "Little Women."

G. Schirmer: Composers: Mark Adamo
www.schirmer.com/composers/adamo/bio.html
The music publisher's profile of composer Mark Adamo also includes a link to notes and reviews about his work "Little Women."

ARIA: Joyce DiDonato
www.fanfaire.net/aria/didonato.html
A performance schedule and career highlights of mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, who plays Meg in this production of "Little Women."

Novo Artists: Margaret Lloyd -- Soprano
www.novoartists.com/lloyd.html
A brief outline of the soprano's career, a catalogue of her operatic and concert repertoire, and quotations from reviews of her work are provided on this page.

University of Houston Moores School of Music: Katherine Ciesinski
www.uh.edu/music/new/voice_opera.html
Read more about veteran mezzo-soprano Katherine Ciesinski -- Aunt Cecilia March in "Little Women" -- who also happens to be professor of voice and chairman of the voice studies division at the Moores School of Music in Houston.

University of Virginia: Little Women
http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7EHYPER/ALCOTT/LWHP.html
The University of Virginia's Alderman Library site about Alcott's beloved novel. Here users will find the complete text of LITTLE WOMEN, chapter summaries, a brief biography of the author, and a substantial bibliography.

Orchard House
www.louisamayalcott.org
Home to the Alcotts from 1858 to 1877, Orchard House is thought to be the setting for LITTLE WOMEN. This official Web site offers a virtual tour of the historic residence, biographical information about each family member, and notable quotations by several of them.

AlcottWeb.com
www.alcottweb.com
Explore this useful site which is chock full of information about the life and work of author Louisa May Alcott. It contains links to online versions of her books, stories, poems, and essays; a gallery of vintage photographs of Louisa May and the Alcott family; a comprehensive reference section; a site FAQ; and more.


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