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Gig Alerts: Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright"Who Are You New York?"Playing at: Celebrate Brooklyn at the Prospect Park Bandshell (Prospect Park West and 9th St., Park Slope)Get: Tickets | DirectionsRufus Wainwright has long been...
View ArticleFrom Pop Star to Opera Star
In what may be the last we see of New York City Opera for the time being, they beleaguered company appears with the River to River Festival tonight with a free concert at the World Financial Center...
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The Met's Loss is City Opera's Gain with Prima Donna
The last new work New York City Opera produced -- Stephen Schwartz’s damp squib Séance on a Wet Afternoon -- was a failure both critically and to the company’s bottom line.And so Sunday at BAM, one of...
View ArticleHallelujah: The Story of One Song's Ascent
It’s possible that you might have first heard "Hallelujah" in its original form, on the 1984 album Various Positions by Leonard Cohen. But it’s much more likely that you first encountered it somewhere...
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Love is Hell: Orpheus Endures as Favorite Opera Subject
It’s no wonder that opera composers have turned time and again to the saga of Orpheus and Eurydice. Orpheus, after all, was a bard whose song overcame death itself, moving the gods of the underworld to...
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History's Most Notorious Lover Emerges in Theater and Song
Many Operavores probably know that Giacomo Casanova, the Italian adventurer and author, attended the 1787 Prague world premiere of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and that he claimed to have made last-minute...
View ArticleLian Lunson and Rufus Wainwright on "Sing Me the Songs that Say I Love You"
Director Lian Lunson talks about her documentary “Sing Me the Songs that Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle.” She’s joined by singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. Rufus and Martha Wainwright...
View ArticleRufus Wainwright & the Art of the Book Cover
Rufus Wainwright was born into folk royalty, the son of Loudon Wainwright and Kate McGarrigle. But he discovered his greatest influence in an unexpected place: Verdi’s Requiem. And now, as a veteran...
View ArticleRufus Wainwright: Music Won't Save You
Rufus Wainwright comes from a musical dynasty — the son of folk singers Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright. His sister, aunts, uncles, and cousins are in the music business, too. Despite his folk...
View ArticleRobert Wilson and Rufus Wainwright's Gender-Bending Take on Shakespeare
Director Robert Wilson and composer Rufus Wainwright discuss Shakespeare’s Sonnets, a contemporary take on 25 specially chosen sonnets from Shakespeare’s cannon set to a sweeping score. It’s a...
View ArticleA Diva Looks Back, and Sings Rufus Wainwright
Soundcheck goes to the opera, with a distinguished — if surprising — guide. Pop star, pianist, and composer Rufus Wainwright grew up in one of the grand families of contemporary music. His mother, the...
View ArticleThis Choral Rendition of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' is What We Need Right Now
Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer-songwriter of hundreds of amazing and memorable songs, including ''Suzanne," "Bird on a Wire" and "So Long, Marianne," has died at age 82."My father passed away...
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EXTRA: Ari Shapiro Always Says Yes!
For years, NPR's Golden Boy Ari Shapiro has been moonlighting in concert halls as a lyric baritone. The All Things Consideredhost became a regular guest singer for the Portland, Oregon-based group Pink...
View ArticleRufus Wainwright at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester
Rufus Wainwright at the Capitol Theater in Port ChesterTickets: $35-60. 18+. Show at 8 pm. Rufus Wainwright probably never had a chance. With singer/songwriter Loudon Wainwright III as his dad, and the...
View ArticleWeekly Music Roundup: Lisel, Bab L’ Bluz, and Samora Pinderhughes
This week, a quiet song of protest, a noisy song from quarantine, and an ode to the NYC subways.PREMIERE: A Quarantine Music Video From LiselLisel is the solo project of Eliza Bagg, one of the new...
View ArticleGet Lit: Rufus Wainwright Performs
We air highlights from our interview with and two exclusive performances by Rufus Wainwright from our virtual Get Lit with All Of It book club event. He performed two songs from his new album, Unfollow...
View ArticleHighlights from Our August Get Lit with All Of It Virtual Book Club Event,...
We air highlights from our conversation with author Emma Straub about her novel All Adults Here, from our virtual Get Lit with All Of It book club event.Our August Get Lit with All Of It book club...
View ArticleRufus Wainwright in his living room via Veeps (Live Stream)
Rufus Wainwright in his living room via Veeps (Live Stream) A Rufus-Retro-Wainwright-Spective: "Rufus Wainwright" Part 2Fri., Oct. 16, 5PM EDT. $20. (Multi-show access packages also available.)Rufus...
View ArticleOur Get Lit with All Of It Events with Colson Whitehead and Emma Straub
[REBROADCAST FROM JULY 31, 2020] We air highlights from our conversation with Colson Whitehead about his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Nickel Boys, from our virtual Get Lit with All Of It...
View ArticleGet Lit with All Of It: Rufus Wainwright Performs
[REBROADCAST FROM SEPTEMBER 4, 2020] We air highlights from our interview with and two exclusive performances by Rufus Wainwright from our virtual Get Lit with All Of It book club event. He performed...
View ArticleRufus Wainwright at City Winery (Limited In-Person Seating, Live Stream)
Rufus Wainwright at City Winery (Limited In-Person Seating, Live Stream)April 6-7. Shows at 7 and 9:30PMWith the beginning of April, and with special social-distancing and capacity rules, live music is...
View ArticleOn-Demand Video Archive: WQXR presents Rufus Wainwright in Performance and...
Watch the Archived VideoOn Sunday, Feb. 12 WQXR presented a broadcast and webcast from the Jerome L. Green Performance Space featuring singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright.Hosted by WQXR’s...
View ArticleGet Lit Special Performance: Rufus Wainwright
[REBROADCAST FROM SEPTEMBER 4, 2020] We air highlights from our interview with and two exclusive performances by Rufus Wainwright from our virtual Get Lit with All Of It book club event. He performed...
View ArticleRufus Wainwright Performs, Listening Party with Marty Stuart, Noshing on...
For transcripts, see individual segment pages.On June 2, Rufus Wainwright will release a new album of cover songs, titled Folkocracy, which features David Byrne, Brandi Carlile, Chaka Khan, John Legend...
View ArticleRufus Wainwright Performs Live from His Forthcoming Album, 'Folkocracy'
Today, exactly 25 years after releasing his debut album, Rufus Wainwright surprised fans by dropping an anniversary reissue of the record. And in less than a month, on June 2, he will release a new...
View ArticleWeekly Music Roundup: Stereophonic Cast, Davóne Tines, and "Proxy Music"
This week, a historic Broadway cast record, a reimagined gospel favorite, and “Proxy Music.” Plus, Colombian band Meridian Brothers, and outsider country from Orville Peck. Fleetwood Mac Stereophonic...
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