MUSIC NEWS- Singer/song writer, Rufus Wainwright is set to premiere his first opera, Prima Donna , at the 2009 Manchester International Festival in the UK, a showcase of new and original works, after plans to stage it in New York City fell through. It follows the festival's much-lauded premiere in 2007 of Monkey:Journey to the West , which saw another popular music act turn to opera; the b...
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The piano man had begun work on his first ever opera, but he's composing it in French, and his would-be commissioners at the Met and Lincoln Center prefer English for new operas. That's why he's looking to find it a new home -- that, and because the Met can't even fit it in 'til 2014 and Rufus "added wryly, 'I'm an impatient pop star.'"~~
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Rufus Wainwright will release both a separate CD and DVD of his Judy Garland Carnegie Hall performance, where he imitated the late actress/singer at the renown venue with a pair of shows back in June of 2006. Wainwright performed Garland's entire 1961 concert and was often backed by a 39-piece orchestra.The first night of the two-night stint at NYC's Carnegie Hall will now be released as the CD...
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"Rules & Regulations." Shot by director Petro Papahadjopoulos Rufus sings in the midst of some mustached vaudeville men dressed down to their old school tighty-whiteys.Wainwright is currently on a major tour world tour that and will hit the USA on July 29th in Seattle.Wainwright has been selecting fans each night on his World Tour 2007 to perform the spoken word part from his song '"Between My ...
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Rufus Wainwright will be slaving away at his piano everyday this summer. The singer/songwriter’s world tour includes stops at various European festivals and a string of dates on the Cyndi Lauper and Friends True Colors tour. Beginning July 25th in Edmonton, Alberta, Wainwright will tour North America headling as a solo artist. Openers and special guests include Sean Lennon, Neko Case, The Mag.
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Bob Seeger's version above will always have a special place in my heart, but the beatbox version was certainly something to behold the other night at Carnegie Hall. Wish I could find it on YouTube.Twas the now annual McGarrigle Christmas Hour with Rufus, Martha, Teddy Thompson, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, EmmyLou Harris, and Jimmy Fallon (who actually seemed to be prepared and didn't laugh his w...
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--- - "[08-16-2008] It was a family affair \xE2\x80\x94 the happy kind. The kind where everyone's a little buzzed, discussions on music and movies are rampant, and you discover your favorite uncle smokes pot, too. Rufus Wainwright performed an intimate solo show, and his half-sister Lucy Wainwright Roche opened in similar fashion, armed only with an acoustic guitar and witty banter. Lucy warned us
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So a few weeks ago I posted my top 10 songs of 2007 but that was before I heard Rufus Wainwright's incredible 2007 album "Release The Stars". I listened to it today and was blown away. It is a lush, lovely, lyrical landscape dotted with delicate operettas and powerful orchestras tied together with Rufus's heart-wrenching, lilting voice. If I could go back in time, I wouldn't hesitate to make...
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First off, let me say the show last night was amazing. Rufus was in top theatrical form - he was definitely made for the stage and only the stage - and I wound up singing Judy Garland tunes the whole way home.Having said that, I also came away understanding for the first time in my life the need for camera phones: to document that which must be seen to be believed. That was Rufus last night, fo...
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The concert at the Moore last night was definitely the first show I've been to with costume changes (and extravagant ones at that) and where the lead singer performed his encore in drag (I would kill for those legs!). But what did I expect? There were fully choreographed dance montages, Judy Garland covers, a three piece brass section, Irish folk songs, lederhosen, and lots and lots of glitte...
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Oh...if I had a nickel for every time that I was out on a first date and thought to myself, 'Self, this girl is as much fun as a root canal, FOR THE LOVE GOD I can't wait for this night to end'...I would be a millionaire.Now there is no reason to subject yourself to that kind of torture EVER again. I stumbled across a website that will call your cell phone at any scheduled time. Or if, like me,...
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Rufus Wainwright sings about love, life, and Los Angeles on his new record...and he has never sounded better. This is such a great record...I will leave the reviews to the writers, but I have listened to 'Release The Stars' like 4 times today and I think it is terrific!Here is one of my favorites....
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Sometimes you find an artist who just seems to be born into their talent. Some seem to have talent coursing through their genes. For the later, Rufus Wainwright seems to have won the genetic lottery when it comes to talent. Being the son of Loudon Wainwright and Kate McGarrigle (a Canadian folk singer/song writer) certainly didn't hurt his chances of winning.Loudon Wainwright is one of those ...
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In which I reveal my extreme shallowness, er, aesthetic sensibility...here are my votes for the most beautiful, cool, crush-able and do-able people in the music world. I'm sure you'll tell me who I've forgotten!
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| 3 Do I Disappoint You |
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