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 Lost Prince (Burnett novel) The Lost Prince (Burnett novel) The Lost Prince is a novel by British-American author Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published in 1915. This book is about Marco Loristan, his father, and his friend, a street urchin called "The Rat". Marco's father, Stefan, is a Samavian patriot working to overthrow the cruel dictatorship in the kingdom of Samavia. Marco and his father come to London where Marco strikes up a friendship with a crippled street urchin known as The Rat. The friendship occurs when Marco overhears The Rat shouting in military form. Marco discovers he had stumbled upon a club known as