''The Secret Garden'' is an opera by Nolan Gasser with a

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(based on the 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett) written by Carey Harrison. Commissioned by the San Francisco Opera and presented in partnership with Cal Performances, it premiered on March 1, 2013, at Zellerbach Hall at the University of California, Berkeley.

Roles

Critical reception

The opera received positive reviews from Joshua Kosman in the '' San Francisco Chronicle'', Janos Gereben in '' The San Francisco Examiner'' and ''San Francisco Classical Voice'', Stacy Trevenon at ''StageandCinema.com'' and others, with mixed reviews from the '' San Jose Mercury News'' and elsewhere.Trevenon, Stacy (7 March 2013
"Bay Area Opera Review: The Secret Garden"
''Stage and Cinema''

References

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