Warner Jepson

San Francisco's Burning, an opera by Helen and Pat Adam, with music by Warner Jepson, 1962

Apapted from the poem and directed for the SF Playhouse stage in 1961 by Kermit Sheets.

Act One

1. Overture, Hangman's House, Barbary Coast (27:08): MP3
2. Mrs. Valentine at work (9:34): MP3
3. The Dowager's mansion, Nob Hill (21:15): MP3
4. Russian Hill, Barty meets Laura who meets Spangler (8:28): MP3
5. Hangman's House, end of Act 1 (10:11): MP3

Act Two

1. Dowager's house (13:53): MP3
2. Between two worlds, Susan, Sailor, and Neal (9:22): MP3
3. Hangman's House and Golden Gate Park (23:05): MP3
4. Nob Hill, wedding, GGPark duel, Earthquake (13:40): MP3

Additional Resources

• — Warner Jepson's homepage
• — Press clippings and other documents related to San Francisco's Burning: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• — PennSound's Helen Adam author page includes a later version of San Francisco's Burning with a score by Rob Noah Wynne
• — At Jacket2: Norman MacAffee, "Sixteen Drawings for Helen Adam's San Francisco's Burning"

These sound recordings are being made available for noncommercial and educational use only. All rights to this recorded material belong to the author. © 2011 Warner Jepson. Used with the permission of Warner Jepson. Distributed by PennSound.