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Prima Donna, the debut opera from singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, will transfer to Sadler's Wells, April 12-17. It will be directed by Tim Albery, with design by Antony McDonald. The opera, which premiered at the 2009 Manchester International Festival, features a libretto...  

Monday's TV Highlights: Rufus Wainwright is profiled in a new documentaryLos Angeles Times... coincidences and even chance encounters with favorite celebrities, never guessing for a second the whole thing is set up for a TV show (10 pm TV Land). ...and more »  

Tony Award winner Karen Olivo and pop star Rufus Wainwright will be among the performers at the January 11 edition of True Colors Cabaret series at Feinstein's at the Loews...  

When it came time for singer and songwriter Rufus Wainwright to write an opera,  he didn't turn to pop or folk, his mother Kate McGarrigle notes in George Scott's documentary: "Rufus Wainwright: Prima Donna" (Sundance, 9 p.m.). Rather, his "Prima Donna" was straight out of grand opera, a fascination to him since he was young, restaging "Tosca" for his home video. "He was a flamboyant toddler," recalls his father, Loudon Wainwright III.The new...  

Rufus Wainwright, pusher of theatrical, unusual pop is at it again with an exclusive, to those who buy tickets, ten-date tour next April. Kitted out with the tools of his trade; a piano, a microphone and some vocal cords, Wainwright will be supplying craving fans from London to Ipswich with...  

This spring, it seems like piano troubador (and Zach Galifianakis favourite) Rufus Wainwright can't get enough of the United Kingdom. Wainwright has announced an April tour of the U.K., where he'll play songs from his upcoming album, All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu. He's reportedly putting the finishing touches on the disc, which will tentatively be out this spring. If that wasn't enough, he'll also bring his opera, Prima Donna, to...  

For his Christmas concert at the Royal Albert Hall, Rufus Wainwright managed to cram in every cliche of live performance. So here is a list of offences that every musician should avoid ...This week I witnessed the most excruciatingly boring gig of my life (and I speak as someone who endured Bruce Springsteen at Glastonbury) – Rufus Wainwright's Christmas revue, A Not So Silent Night, at the Royal Albert Hall.Billed as an "off-the-cuff evening...  

Lincoln Center has announced programming for its American Songbook 2010 season, which will run January 13-March 6. The season will kick off with a concert by Marianne Faithful on January 13, with highlights also including concerts by Broadway veterans Rebecca Luker (January...  

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To borrow an overused but otherwise well-suited sports trope, Rufus Wainwright prefers to "leave everything on the field." Or in the recording studio, as the case may be. Known for his wrenching reveries, plainspoken torch songs, and operatic ballads of confession, the 36-year-old singer-son...  

Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, New Music, ExclusiveLast month, Rufus Wainwright, who recently released the CD/DVD 'Live in Milwaukee,' took part in Gavin Friday's 50th birthday celebration at Carnegie Hall. It was quite the extravagant affair and Wainwright found himself on stage at times with Scarlett Johansson (with whom he dueted), Courtney Love, U2 and more. Wainwright confesses to Spinner that being around that level of fame can...  

Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright comes from a musical family, so we're asking him to play a game called: "They had style, they had rhythm, they had perfect teeth." Three questions about the Osmonds.  

Grammy award-nominee, Rufus Wainwright performs music on the guitar and piano. The singer/songwriter has been featured musically on motion picture soundtracks such as "I Am Sam," Moulin Rouge" and "Brokeback Mountain." Opening the show is Joan as ...  

SHEIK IN, WAINWRIGHT OUT: Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, who was to have his San Francisco Symphony-commissioned song cycle, "Five Shakespeare Sonnets," premiere at Davies Hall in April, has postponed, due to scheduling conflicts. Tony and ...  

New York City Opera’s Theater Debut Celebration will mark an extraordinary moment in the company’s history, celebrating its return to the stage on the opening night of the David H. Koch Theater – unveiling the state-of-the-art renovations ...