VERBIER, Switzerland — Rufus Wainwright’s eyes filled with tears. He stood quietly, one hand marking time, as the rich voice of the baritone Thomas Hampson filled a rehearsal room looking out onto ...

Rufus Wainwright found an ideal way to stage a musical rebellion against his parents as a 13-year-old in the 1980s, but it wasn’t through punk-rock, hip-hop or synth-pop. “My rebellion was getting ...

Is there anyone among us who doesn’t want to see Rufus Wainwright succeed? Sure, most would probably rather see him succeed at making another album like Poses than replicating famous Judy Garland ...

Osvaldo Golijov’s beauteously strange “Ainadamar” has reached Los Angeles. The opera, one of this century’s most gratifying, portrays the 1936 political execution of the poet Federico Garcia Lorca ...

The Montreal International Jazz Festival has long proclaimed itself a music festival first and foremost. Walking through the festival grounds one can hear a dozen different genres on any given night; ...

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 ...

Rufus Wainwright is currently putting the final touches on Prima Donna, a French opera the pop star wrote himself. Wainwright’s opus will premiere globally at the Manchester International Festival in ...

Rufus Wainwright needs no introduction. He is the golden-voiced singer we’ve all had on our iPods, playlists, and mix CDs. But despite his wide-ranging and glinting reputation, there is also much many ...

Spending the holidays with your family can be a bit trying-- to say the least-- if you'd rather not revisit a treasure trove of bad memories. But if your flock consisted of a bunch of Canadian folkie ...