Write a synopsis of the opera and also answer the questions:
What is the opera about?
Do you agree or disagree with the message(s) that the composer converys? And why?
At the time the opera was written, what was going on in the world politically? Socially?
John Adams’ opera is considered a “propaganda opera’. Do you agree or disagree? If so, why? You must know the history and facts of the Israeli Palestinian conflict to form an opinion. What is Hamas?
Give background information about the composer and the librettist.