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Luister Magazine shares glowing review of “Jacqueline”

Posted on July 24, 2025 by oxingalemusic

Ahead of its imminent Portland remount, Jacqueline (released via the PENTATONE Oxingale Series) has received yet another stellar review, this time in Luister Magazine. Read the review below, or in the original Dutch here. Woolf: Singing and playing as perfect … Continue reading →

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OrpheusPDX announces production of “Jacqueline” in August 2025

Posted on March 27, 2025 by oxingalemusic

Jacqueline is headed to Portland, Oregon in August! OrpheusPDX has just announced what will be the fourth production of Luna Pearl Woolf’s Jacqueline. Opening August 23rd, soprano Marnie Breckenridge and cellist Matt Haimovitz will reprise their roles in this celebrated … Continue reading →

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The reviews are in for Tapestry Opera’s “Jacqueline” remount!

Posted on March 10, 2025 by oxingalemusic

Opening to a full house on February 20th, Tapestry Opera‘s remount of Luna Pearl Woolf’s Jacqueline has been unanimously praised by critics. Read the glowing reviews below! “I had a lump in my throat five years ago, and I had … Continue reading →

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Luna Pearl Woolf discusses “Jacqueline” in radio interviews with WRUU, KVMR, KGPR, and WWFM

Posted on January 29, 2025 by oxingalemusic

We are thrilled to share some fantastic, recent live interviews with Luna Pearl Woolf where she shares the inspiration behind Jacqueline and its highly collaborative creative process. Give them a listen! WRUU: Contemporary Classics – October 22ndfeaturing Luna Pearl Woolf … Continue reading →

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Reviews for “Jacqueline” from BBC Music, The WholeNote, PANM360 and more

Posted on December 19, 2024 by oxingalemusic

In addition to Jacqueline‘s highly anticipated return to Toronto, PENTATONE‘s recent release of Breckenridge and Haimovitz’s recording of this exceptional work has garnered praise from listeners worldwide. Glowing reviews and features can be found in BBC Music Magazine, The WholeNote, … Continue reading →

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Niloufar Nourbakhsh’s “Knell” played by the BBC Proms, Orchestre de Paris, and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra

Posted on December 6, 2024 by oxingalemusic

Composer Niloufar Nourbakhsh’s “Knell” has been heard by audiences across Europe and the UK this fall! Starting with a performance by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (as part of the BBC Proms performance at Bristol Beacon) in August, “Knell” was then … Continue reading →

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Luna Pearl Woolf’s “Jacqueline” released via PENTATONE Oxingale Series

Posted on December 3, 2024 by oxingalemusic

The highly anticipated recording of Luna Pearl Woolf and Royce Vavrek’s Jacqueline has been released via our friends at PENTATONE. The latest in the PENTATONE Oxingale Series, Jacqueline features Marnie Breckenridge and Matt Haimovitz, and was released to critical acclaim … Continue reading →

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Tapestry Opera announces “Jacqueline”, by Luna Pearl Woolf and Royce Vavrek, as part of their 2024/2025 season

Posted on November 26, 2024 by oxingalemusic

We’re thrilled to announce that Tapestry Opera will be remounting Luna Pearl Woolf and Royce Vavrek’s opera, Jacqueline, in February 2025. Matt Haimovitz and Marnie Breckenridge will be reprising their roles in the remount following an immensely successful run at … Continue reading →

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West Edge Opera Announces “Jacqueline”, by Luna Pearl Woolf and Royce Vavrek, as part of their 2024 summer festival

Posted on January 19, 2024 by oxingalemusic

Press Contact: Emilie Whelan | Director of Advancement | emilie@westedgeopera.org WEST EDGE OPERA ANNOUNCES JACQUELINE, BY LUNA PEARL WOOLF AND ROYCE VAVREK AND STARRING MARNIE BRECKENRIDGE AND MATT HAIMOWITZ, AS A PART OF THE SUMMER FESTIVAL 2024 AT THE OAKLAND SCOTTISH RITE CENTER Jacqueline completes the 2024 season, presented alongside the world premiere of … Continue reading →

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Ludwig van Toronto: Emotional Power and Bravura Performance in Tapestry Opera’s JACQUELINE

Posted on February 28, 2020 by oxingalemusic

“kudos to Woolf for her beautiful musical idiom and her brilliant execution” Continue reading →

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Opera Going Toronto reviews WOOLF’s JACQUELINE

Posted on February 28, 2020 by oxingalemusic

Written by Ian Ritchie February 2020 Jacqueline du Pré, legendary golden-haired young cellist, unrivalled heir apparent to Casals and Rostropovich, inhabited a life transformed by multiple narrators after her death in 1987 into an almost mythical saga. A relentless surge … Continue reading →

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SCHMOPERA reviews WOOLF’s JACQUELINE: COME FOR THE MUSIC, STAY FOR EVERYTHING ELSE

Posted on February 28, 2020 by oxingalemusic

Written by Michael Zarathus-Cook February 23, 2020 Tapestry Opera continues their 40th anniversary season with Jacqueline, a commission for Canadian librettist Royce Vavrek and American composer Luna Pearl Woolf; the end result, directed by Tapestry Artistic Director Michael Mori, is something … Continue reading →

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