Jacqueline is a new opera about legendary cellist Jacqueline du Pré. A musical maverick, du Pré captivated audiences with her passionate playing and radiant charisma. By the age of 20, she was performing with the world's finest orchestras. When she married conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim, the dazzling couple became the Jackie and JFK of the classical world. Yet in 1971, du Pré began to lose feeling in her fingers. This opera portrays her journey with multiple sclerosis, illuminated by an emotional score that draws audiences into the soul of an artist whose music and spirit continue to resonate.
Music by Luna Pearl Woolf
Libretto by Royce Vavrek
Sung in English with English surtitles.
1 hour and 45 minutes, with one intermission. Recommended for ages 16+.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit orpheuspdx.org.
August 23 at 7:30 p.m.
August 24 at 3:00 p.m.