contemporary opera workshop series VOX: Showcasing American Composers. Adamo served as master artist at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in May 2003. He has directed productions of his Little Women in Cleveland and Milwaukee, both of which were cited as among the best classical-music events of the year by the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, respectively; and he has annotated programs for Stagebill, the Freer Gallery of Art, and most recently for BMG Classics. His criticism and interviews have appeared in The Washington Post, Stagebill, Opera News, The Star-Ledger, and The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians; the journal on his self-titled website was named among the Best Music Blogs by Arts Journal in January 2008. Adamo, who is gay, has lived with his husband, composer John Corigliano in New York City; the two were married in California by the conductor Marin Alsop in August 2008 (prior to the enactment of Proposition 8). Work Opera Little Women (1998) Avow, a 10-minute chamber opera (1999) Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess (2005) The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (2013) Becoming Santa Claus (2015) Selected other works Late Victorians" for singer, speaker, and chamber orchestra (1994, rev. 2007: 25 minutes) Four Angels: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra (2006: 25 minutes) Alcott Music (from the opera Little Women, for strings and percussion) (1999, revised 2007;18 minutes) Regina Coeli, for harp and strings (2007; 8 minutes) "Overture to Lysistrata" for orchestra (2006: 4 minutes) Garland for SSAA choir and piano or piano and chamber ensemble (2006; 15 minutes) "Cantate Domino: Etude on Psalm 97" (Psalm 98) for double SATB choir and piano with soprano soloist (1999, rev. 2009: 12 minutes) Matewan Music: three folk songs for SATB choir a capella with soprano soloist (1995, rev. 2009; 13 minutes) The Poet Speaks of Praising for SATB or TTBB choir a capella (1995, rev. 2009: 6 minutes) "Supreme Virtue," for double SATB choir a capella (1997, rev. 2009: 6 minutes) "Pied Beauty" for SATB choir a capella (1995, rev. 2009; 4 minutes) "God's Grandeur," or SATB choir a capella (1995, rev. 2009; 4 minutes) The Racer's Widow, a cycle of five songs for mezzo-soprano, piano and cello (2009: 15 minutes) References External links Mark Adamo at G. Schirmer 1962 births Holy Cross Academy (New Jersey) alumni People from Willingboro Township, New Jersey Musicians from Philadelphia American male classical composers American classical composers American