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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Singer, songwriter of contemporary folk music.  Has also composed one opera and is currently working on a second: his first, 'Prima Donna' (2007); and his second opera, 'Hadrian', to be completed in 2018 for the Canadian Opera Company.  Recipient of two Juno Awards for Best Alternative Album.
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Singer, songwriter of contemporary folk music.  Has also composed two operas: his first, 'Prima Donna' (2007); and his second opera, 'Hadrian' (2018) for the Canadian Opera Company.  Notable albums include 'Rufus Wainwright' (1988), 'Poses' (2001), 'Want One' (2003), 'Want Two' (2004), 'Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall' (2007), 'Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets' (2016), and 'Unfollow the Rules' (2020).  Recipient of two Juno Awards for Best Alternative Album (1999, 2002). Partner is [[Jorn Weisbrodt]]. 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
  
 
* [[LGBTQ Opera Singers]]
 
* [[LGBTQ Opera Singers]]
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* [[LGBTQ Folk Music Singers]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.theguardian.com/music/rufus-wainwright
 
* http://www.theguardian.com/music/rufus-wainwright
 
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmbQEQltOwM
 
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmbQEQltOwM
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* https://next.ft.com/content/cd3b50ea-0682-11e6-9b51-0fb5e65703ce
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* https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/rufus-wainwright-interview
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:49, 21 March 2020

Rufus Wainwright

Country

Canada

Birth - Death

1973 -

Occupation

Entertainment

Description

Singer, songwriter of contemporary folk music. Has also composed two operas: his first, 'Prima Donna' (2007); and his second opera, 'Hadrian' (2018) for the Canadian Opera Company. Notable albums include 'Rufus Wainwright' (1988), 'Poses' (2001), 'Want One' (2003), 'Want Two' (2004), 'Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall' (2007), 'Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets' (2016), and 'Unfollow the Rules' (2020). Recipient of two Juno Awards for Best Alternative Album (1999, 2002). Partner is Jorn Weisbrodt.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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