BROOKLYN — Rufus Wainwright’s Prima Donna took an unusual path to its United States premiere, switching companies and sopranos. Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera and then dropped four years ago ...

During the White House state dinner in Justin Trudeau’s honour in March, Rufus Wainwright and the prime minister shared a moment. Wainwright performed two songs at the piano, including a breathtaking ...

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 ...

He has written an opera and is working on a second, fulfilling the ambition of a lifelong love affair with the art form. And there’s his astonishing verbatim reconstruction of Judy Garland’s 1961 ...

It was always on the cards, really, wasn't it? Rufus Wainwright (he of Judy Garland-impersonating and 'Hallelujah'-covering fame) is to stage his first opera at next summer's Manchester International ...

Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through our links on this page. “(Trudeau) jumped from his seat, ran over to me and grabbed me. We almost started making out,” Wainwright ...