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Composer: Mark Adamo Synopsis: Based on Louisa May Alcott's novel, the opera focuses on the lives and loves of the March sisters during the American Civil War.

Composer: Leonard Bernstein Synopsis: The work is a sequel to Bernstein's earlier opera 'Trouble in Tahiti' and deals with the breakdown of the American family.

Composer: John Adams Synopsis: This opera explores the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship by the Palestine Liberation Front, and the murder of Jewish-American passenger Leon Klinghoffer.

Composer: John Adams Synopsis: The opera recounts the anxious moments leading up to the first atomic bomb test in New Mexico and delves into the complex personality of its creator, J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Composer: Jake Heggie Synopsis: This opera adapts Herman Melville's classic novel, focusing on Captain Ahab's obsession with the white whale.

Composer: Jack Beeson Synopsis: This opera dramatizes the life of Lizzie Borden, who was famously accused and acquitted of the axe murders of her father and stepmother in the late 19th century.

Composer: Carlisle Floyd Synopsis: A young innocent girl, Susannah, is falsely accused of promiscuity by the church elders in a small Tennessee town, leading to tragic consequences.

Composer: Jake Heggie Synopsis: The opera is a journey through the American justice system and the personal challenges of forgiveness, focusing on a nun's relationship with a convicted murderer on death row.

Composer: John Corigliano Synopsis: The opera features the character of Beaumarchais, who attempts to alter the course of the French Revolution and save Marie Antoinette from the guillotine.

Composer: Dominick Argento Synopsis: The opera is based on the eccentric character Miss Havisham from Charles Dickens' 'Great Expectations' and explores her tragic life story.

Composer: George Gershwin Synopsis: The story follows a disabled black street-beggar living in the slums of Charleston. It deals with his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of a drug dealer, Crown, and the sportin' life.

Composer: John Adams Synopsis: The opera is about the visit of President Nixon to China and his historic meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong in 1972.

Composer: Robert Ward Synopsis: Based on Arthur Miller's play, it dramatizes the Salem witch trials, and the hysteria that can befall a community when fear and suspicion are unchecked.

Composer: Samuel Barber Synopsis: In a cold, northern country, a woman waits for her lost love to return, while her niece becomes involved with the man Vanessa once loved.

Composer: Kurt Weill Synopsis: The opera takes place on the stoop of a New York City tenement and combines aspects of European opera and American musical theater to depict the everyday lives and relationships of the diverse inhabitants.

Composer: George Antheil Synopsis: This 'Opera-Mélodrame' deals with a political conflict involving a fictional American president and a love triangle set amidst a transatlantic crossing.

Composer: Carlisle Floyd Synopsis: The opera follows the life of a small-town Georgia family at the beginning of the 20th century, addressing themes such as religion, social change, and acceptance.

Composer: Dominick Argento Synopsis: Based on the novella by Henry James, an American editor travels to Venice seeking the love letters of a famous poet, becoming entangled in a game of literary intrigue.

Composer: John Harbison Synopsis: Drawing from F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, this opera captures the highs and lows of the Jazz Age through the eyes of narrator Nick Carraway.