"Though her playing career was cut short by the disease in her late 20s, in that short span of her life du Pré (1945-1987) became (and is still widely considered) one of the great cellists of the 20th century; her 1965 recording with the London Symphony Orchestra of Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85, is to this day the gold standard for that work, and is forever cemented to du Pré's legacy."
"Soprano Marnie Breckenridge and cellist Matt Haimovitz are the performers for whom this work was written, and they graced the stage at the Lincoln Performance Center on the PSU campus. The performances were a collaboration between OPDX and the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Portland, in part to "spotlight the important work MSSP does in our community to support those living with MS.""
Jacqueline, composed by Luna Pearl Woolf with a libretto by Royce Vavrek, dramatizes Jacqueline du Pré's childhood, devotion to the cello, marriage to Daniel Barenboim, fame, and decline from multiple sclerosis. OrpheusPDX presented the work as its first operatic performance composed by a woman, featuring soprano Marnie Breckenridge and cellist Matt Haimovitz, for whom the piece was written. The production at the Lincoln Performance Center partnered with the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Portland to highlight community support for people with MS. The piece employs a non-linear, fragmented four-act structure, sparse black staging with spotlit dais, and direct interplay between singer and cello, beginning with the line "I have a disease, you know," juxtaposing joy and physical suffering while the cello reacts frenetic and expressive.
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