Ahead of the UK premiere of Mark Adamo’s opera, Little Women, join us for a transatlantic conversation on American opera, classic novels of girlhood and the lasting impact of Louisa May Alcott’s story of the March sisters. Panellists include John Allison, editor of Opera magazine, Deborah Friedell, contributing editor at the London Review of Books, and director Ella Marchment.

This event will be streamed online on YouTube and Facebook. Tickets are Pay What You Feel (suggested donation £5).