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Mark Adamo

Mark Adamo (born 1962) is an American composer, librettist, and professor of music composition at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.[1] He was born in Philadelphia.

Early life and education edit

A native of Willingboro Township, New Jersey, Adamo attended Holy Cross High School in Delran Township, New Jersey.[2] He attended New York University, where he received the Paulette Goddard Remarque Scholarship for outstanding undergraduate achievement in playwriting. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Music cum laude in composition in 1990 from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where he was awarded the Theodore Presser prize for outstanding undergraduate achievement in composition.

Career edit

At New York City Opera, he curated the 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.

While he has composed the symphonic cantata "Late Victorians, "Four Angels: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra," and six substantial choral works, the composer's principal work has been for the opera house: the composer and librettist of the highly regarded Little Women. He served as composer-in-residence for New York City Opera from 2001 to 2006, and the company gave the East Coast premiere of his new opera, Lysistrata, or The Nude Goddess, in March to April 2006. Lysistrata, hailed as "a sumptuous love story, poised between comedy and heartbreak" by Alex Ross of The New Yorker,[3] was David Gockley's last commission for the Houston Grand Opera, which gave the world premiere on 4 March 2005. Since its 1998 premiere by Houston Grand Opera, "Little Women" has been heard in over sixty-five international engagements, including a telecast over the PBS series "Great Performances" in August 2001. The opera was given its Asian premiere in May 2005, when New York City Opera's production of the piece was chosen as the U.S. exhibit for the World Expo in Tokyo and Nagoya; State Opera of South Australia gave the Australian premiere at the Adelaide Festival in May 2007, the International Vocal Arts Institute gave the Israeli premiere in Tel Aviv in July 2008, and Calgary Opera has announced the Canadian premiere for January 2010.

In January 2009, San Francisco Opera announced that it had commissioned Adamo to compose both the score and libretto for an opera entitled The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, which, in the composers' words, "will draw on the Canonical Gospels, the Gnostic Gospels, and fifty years of scholarship to reimagine the New Testament through the eyes of its lone substantial female character."[4] The company premiered the work on June 19, 2013, with Michael Christie conducting.[5]

Adamo has lived with his husband, the 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 edit

Opera edit

Selected other works edit

  • 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 edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  2. ^ Staff. "Composer Mark Adamo, a Willingboro native, is the man behind `Little Women'", Courier-Post, August 26, 2001. Retrieved February 14, 2011. "At the time Adamo wanted to become a playwright After graduating from Holy Cross High School in Riverside he entered the playwriting program at New York University but also took every music course his schedule allowed."
  3. ^ Ross, Alex (28 March 2005). "Kafka Sings". The New Yorker. Vol. 81, no. 6. pp. 80–81.
  4. ^ Scott Cantrell (10 July 2005). . Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 24 November 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  5. ^ "The Woman at Jesus' Side, and in His Bed" by Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times, June 20, 2013

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Mark Adamo born 1962 is an American composer librettist and professor of music composition at New York University s Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development 1 He was born in Philadelphia Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Work 3 1 Opera 3 2 Selected other works 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editA native of Willingboro Township New Jersey Adamo attended Holy Cross High School in Delran Township New Jersey 2 He attended New York University where he received the Paulette Goddard Remarque Scholarship for outstanding undergraduate achievement in playwriting He went on to earn a Bachelor of Music cum laude in composition in 1990 from The Catholic University of America in Washington D C where he was awarded the Theodore Presser prize for outstanding undergraduate achievement in composition Career editAt New York City Opera he curated the 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 While he has composed the symphonic cantata Late Victorians Four Angels Concerto for Harp and Orchestra and six substantial choral works the composer s principal work has been for the opera house the composer and librettist of the highly regarded Little Women He served as composer in residence for New York City Opera from 2001 to 2006 and the company gave the East Coast premiere of his new opera Lysistrata or The Nude Goddess in March to April 2006 Lysistrata hailed as a sumptuous love story poised between comedy and heartbreak by Alex Ross of The New Yorker 3 was David Gockley s last commission for the Houston Grand Opera which gave the world premiere on 4 March 2005 Since its 1998 premiere by Houston Grand Opera Little Women has been heard in over sixty five international engagements including a telecast over the PBS series Great Performances in August 2001 The opera was given its Asian premiere in May 2005 when New York City Opera s production of the piece was chosen as the U S exhibit for the World Expo in Tokyo and Nagoya State Opera of South Australia gave the Australian premiere at the Adelaide Festival in May 2007 the International Vocal Arts Institute gave the Israeli premiere in Tel Aviv in July 2008 and Calgary Opera has announced the Canadian premiere for January 2010 In January 2009 San Francisco Opera announced that it had commissioned Adamo to compose both the score and libretto for an opera entitled The Gospel of Mary Magdalene which in the composers words will draw on the Canonical Gospels the Gnostic Gospels and fifty years of scholarship to reimagine the New Testament through the eyes of its lone substantial female character 4 The company premiered the work on June 19 2013 with Michael Christie conducting 5 Adamo has lived with his husband the 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 editOpera edit 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 edit 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 edit Music Composition Faculty Mark Adamo Archived from the original on 2015 11 17 Retrieved 2015 11 16 Staff Composer Mark Adamo a Willingboro native is the man behind Little Women Courier Post August 26 2001 Retrieved February 14 2011 At the time Adamo wanted to become a playwright After graduating from Holy Cross High School in Riverside he entered the playwriting program at New York University but also took every music course his schedule allowed Ross Alex 28 March 2005 Kafka Sings The New Yorker Vol 81 no 6 pp 80 81 Scott Cantrell 10 July 2005 On the Outside Looking In Gay Composers Gave America Its Music Dallas Morning News Archived from the original on 24 November 2006 Retrieved 2007 03 19 The Woman at Jesus Side and in His Bed by Anthony Tommasini The New York Times June 20 2013External links editMark Adamo at G Schirmer Portals nbsp Classical music nbsp Opera nbsp Biography nbsp Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Adamo amp oldid 1210544925, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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