WRAL

Rufus Wainwright’s First Opera Was ‘a Nightmare.’ He’s Trying Again.

VERBIER, Switzerland — Rufus Wainwright’s eyes filled with tears. He stood quietly, one hand marking time, as the rich voice of the baritone Thomas Hampson filled a rehearsal room looking out onto ...
American Songwriter

Rufus Wainwright’s New Opera: Everyone’s A Critic

In early May, Rufus Wainwright announced that the Manchester International Festival had commissioned him to write his first opera, “Prima Donna.” Wainwright, who composed and arranged the music, also ...
Vulture

Rufus Wainwright’s Opera Was Totally Worth a Try, Say Critics

Is there anyone among us who doesn’t want to see Rufus Wainwright succeed? Sure, most would probably rather see him succeed at making another album like Poses than replicating famous Judy Garland ...
American Songwriter

Rufus Wainwright Explores His “Prima Donna” Side, Pens Opera

Rufus Wainwright is currently putting the final touches on Prima Donna, a French opera the pop star wrote himself. Wainwright’s opus will premiere globally at the Manchester International Festival in ...
Los Angeles Times

Rufus Wainwright’s U.S. premiere of ‘Dream Requiem,’ L.A. Opera’s ‘Ainadamar’: a spirtual double bill

Osvaldo Golijov’s beauteously strange “Ainadamar” has reached Los Angeles. The opera, one of this century’s most gratifying, portrays the 1936 political execution of the poet Federico Garcia Lorca ...