In general, she has preferred Japanese subjects; exceptions include her second opera  about Sherlock Holmes and an opera based on Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment written for a large-scale production at the New National Theatre, Tokyo in 1999.
The passage states that she generally prefers Japanese subjects but has made exceptions to this preference. These exceptions include her second opera, which is about Sherlock Holmes, and an opera based on Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment," specifically written for a large-scale production at the New National Theatre in Tokyo in 1999.