Rufus Wainwright

The song was subsequently associated with the film "Shrek" in two versions: John Cale's, which appeared in the movie, and Rufus Wainwright's, which was on the soundtrack album. It reportedly has been covered by more than 200 artists and was...

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...flowers, candles, and salads before emerging into the cold November night. One person who did have a seat at the dinner was Rufus Wainwright, who performed "That's Entertainment" at the concert. Silvery-voiced soprano Amy Burton also...

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...some of the new material slated for his next record. "It's a solo piano/voice record," says Wainwright. "I'm just focusing again, in terms of my songwriting, on my various musical moods in a very basic way. After that, I'd love to make a...

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...Gershwin, and Weill, among others; the New York City Ballet will dance to the accompaniment of John Adams's "Hallelujah Junction"; and Rufus Wainwright will perform as a special guest. (Nov. 5 at 7.) | The first operatic presentation at the...

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...with theater critic Hilton Als, is a collection of works by artists not usually associated with this medium. They include singer Rufus Wainwright, actress Tilda Swinton and Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore. "Many of them kind of...

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She was unsure because that's not her comfort zone. It's kind of Shirley laid bare. " One of the album's songwriters, Rufus Wainwright, said he was pleased to work with someone of Dame Shirley's talent. "It's a relief, with all the tepid...

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...the Lady is "this brooding, dissatisfied, somewhat horny wrecking ball that lives in all of us," he says. Wainwright acknowledged Seattle has a soft spot for him. Last time he was here, solo at The Paramount, he carried the show largely on...

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...concert reviews, analysis and opinion by Seattle Times music writer Andrew Matson. Why didn't Rufus Wainwright do what Antony Hegarty did? Rufus Wainwright-pictured to the right of musical collaborator Antony Hegarty-plays solo with...

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SHEIK IN, WAINWRIGHT OUT: Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, who was to have his San Francisco Symphony-commissioned song cycle, "Five Shakespeare Sonnets," premiere at Davies Hall in April, has postponed, due to scheduling conflicts.

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...for navigating the border between classical and pop. Now his longtime obsession with opera has led him to write one of his own. Wainwright composed the score and wrote French lyrics for his debut classical opera, "Prima Donna," which...

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