David Gockley in 2008; and Christopher Theofanidis and Donna Di Novelli's "Heart of a Soldier" in 2011. The company also presented the West Coast premieres of Rachel Portman's "The Little Prince" and Jake Heggie's chamber opera "Three Decembers". San Francisco Opera also presented three world premieres in 2013: Nolan Gasser and Carey Harrison’s "The Secret Garden", based on the children's book by Frances Hodgson Burnett in conjunction with UC Berkeley's Cal Performances; Mark Adamo’s "The Gospel of Mary Magdalene"; and Tobias Picker and J.D. McClatchy’s "Dolores Claiborne", based on the novel by Stephen King. San Francisco Opera will present the world premieres
The Fair Barbarian The Fair Barbarian The Fair Barbarian is a 1917 American comedy silent film directed by Robert Thornby and written by Edith M. Kennedy based upon a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The film stars Vivian Martin, Clarence Geldart, Douglas MacLean, Jane Wolfe, Josephine Crowell, and Mae Busch. The film was released on December 17, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives. As described in a film magazine, Octavia Bassett (Martin) of Bloody Gulch, after a breakup with her sweetheart, decides to visit her Aunt Belinda (Wolfe) in Slowbridge. Her apparel and automobile shock the