Michael Abels (born October 8, 1962) is an American composer. Abels was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and studied at the University of Southern California. His best known work is Global Warming. Other works include the opera Homies and Popz commissioned by the Los Angeles Opera and premiered in 2000.[1] Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.