On Friday 21 November, the Metropolitan Opera Guild’s 80th Annual Luncheon presents Brava, Jessye! to salute Jessye Norman, who recently wrote about her life in a memoir titled Stand Up Straight and … [Read more...] about Brava, Jessye! Met Opera Guild’s 80th Luncheon salutes Jessye Norman
Rufus Wainwright
Prima Donnas: Deborah Voigt and Rufus Wainwright take on Aspen
Deborah Voigt and Rufus Wainwright will be appearing together at this year's Aspen Music Festival. Voigt will make two appearances in collaboration with Wainwright who, according to the press … [Read more...] about Prima Donnas: Deborah Voigt and Rufus Wainwright take on Aspen
Help Julian, a 16-year-old American dancer, represent the Bolshoi in Sochi
This blog has often championed a good cause: young composers getting their first project off the ground... established composers getting a new project off the ground! Here is a very worthy cause,and … [Read more...] about Help Julian, a 16-year-old American dancer, represent the Bolshoi in Sochi
Rufus Wainwright is raising money to record his opera Prima Donna
Rufus Wainwright has gone to PledgeMusic to raise money to fund a studio recording of his opera Prima Donna. PledgeMusic? For those who have just caught up with Kickstarter, which was launched in … [Read more...] about Rufus Wainwright is raising money to record his opera Prima Donna
Armani luxury hotel opens in Milan – close to La Scala and via Montenapoleone
Giorgio Armani opened a luxury hotel in the centre of Milan today. It is in via Manzoni, near to La Scala, the Montenapoleone shopping district, and that other great Milanese hotel Grand Hotel et de … [Read more...] about Armani luxury hotel opens in Milan – close to La Scala and via Montenapoleone
Rufus Wainwright’s Velvet, Glamour and Guilt at the Opera House
From the July 18 until July 23 Rufus Wainwright is taking over the Royal Opera House. Although Elton John and Björk have given concerts there already, this 'residency' is something different; a … [Read more...] about Rufus Wainwright’s Velvet, Glamour and Guilt at the Opera House
Rufus Wainwright talks to Vanity Fair about Judy and Liza
London was a big town for her. When I did the show at Carnegie Hall, there were people hating it, people sort of accepting it, people kind of [exhibiting] a general weariness of the whole … [Read more...] about Rufus Wainwright talks to Vanity Fair about Judy and Liza
Rufus Wainwright’s “Prima Donna” rejected by the Met gets snapped up by the New York City Opera
Prima Donna, the Bastille Day-set opera by Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, will make its Gotham debut in spring 2012 at the New York City Opera instead of the Metropolitan … [Read more...] about Rufus Wainwright’s “Prima Donna” rejected by the Met gets snapped up by the New York City Opera
Rufus Wainwright’s Emotional Return to Carnegie Hall
The eccentric and talented Rufus Wainwright has been touring the world during the year since his mother died. The first half of the concert is the song cycle from his CD "All Days Are Nights: Songs … [Read more...] about Rufus Wainwright’s Emotional Return to Carnegie Hall
