Jacqueline is a powerful, award-winning new opera that dives into the real-life struggle between famed cellist Jacqueline du Pré and the multiple sclerosis that ravaged her body, mind, and talentrobbing her of her identity, her breathtaking musical gift, and ultimately her life. The story is brought to life by celebrated American soprano Marnie Breckenridge (as Jacqueline) and former du Pré protégé and world-renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz, playing the role of her constant companion: her cello. GRAMMY-nominated composer Luna Pearl Woolf and Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Royce Vavrek chart the development of a great prodigy and, ultimately, great tragedy. Told in four movements I. Star Birth; II. Super Nova; III. Meteorite; IV. Impact the opera references Haimovitzs personal recollections of du Pré herself. Colorful and at times funny, raw, joyful, and audacious, the form of the work echoes du Prés iconic interpretation of Edward Elgars Cello Concerto, using the concertos four-movement structure to navigate a prismatic and passionate, if all too short, life in music.