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Rufus Wainwright channels Puccini for new opera (Reuters)...it's actually a faithful homage to his musical upbringing. "Opera is my religion," Wainwright told Billboard.com, noting that as a 14-year-old he became enchanted by the genre. "That's all I could listen to, and that's all that I could... In this article: Rufus Wainwright, Prima Donna, Albert Maysles, Milwaukee, Billboard.com, DVD, New York City Opera, and Judy Garland |
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NME.com | October 22, 2008
Rufus Wainwright for 'pared back' new album News NME.COM
...his forthcoming opera, 'Prima Donna', next summer. Wainwright told Billboard that the idea was a reaction to his recent epic work on the opera and last year's 'Release The Stars' album. "That the album will just be a solo piano/voice, just...
In this article: Rufus Wainwright, Prima Donna, and Release the Stars
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Wikipedia | September 12, 2009
Bayleaf (album)
...a mellow sound influenced by Frank Black , Rufus Wainwright, and The Rolling Stones. The album charted at number 37 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. Greg Prato of Allmusic said, "While not as strong as his output with Brad , Bayleaf...
In this article: Bayleaf, Pete Droge, Pearl Jam, Matt Bayles, Brad, Matt Chamberlain, Stone Gossard, and Rufus Wainwright
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Billboard News - Daily | October 29, 2007
Wainwright's Garland Gigs Head To CD/DVD
...23 on The Billboard 200. Updating a story first posted here last night, AC/DC earns its first Billboard 200-topping debut with "Black Ice," blasting onto the chart with the second-biggest sales frame this year. The Columbia set, released...
In this article: Rufus Wainwright, Judy Garland, DVD, Beatles, Ac/dc, Rock Band, Black Ice, Over the Rainbow, and Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall
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www.washingtonpost.com | March 24, 2008
Fine Frenzy, Almost Amos at Birchmere
...ever wrote, at age 18. Imagine that -- her very first go at songwriting landed on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, on MTV's "The Hills" and helped her secure an opening slot on Rufus Wainwright's tour last year. Sudol played about a...
In this article: A Fine Frenzy, Tori Amos, Almost Lover, Easter Sunday, I Will Follow You into the Dark, MTV, One Cell in the Sea, and Rufus Wainwright
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Release the Stars
...standards, a wonderful album, packed with stunning melodies and brilliant lyrics". Billboard '' magazine's Susan Visakowitz described the album as Wainwright's "most unabashedly flamboyant record yet", with "larger-than-life melodies...
In this article: Rufus Wainwright, Release the Stars, Tiergarten, Berlin, Alexis Petridis, Neil Tennant, Kate McGarrigle, New York City, Teddy Thompson, and United Kingdom
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Slate Magazine - Summary Judgment | August 17, 2007
The critical buzz on Superbad.
...(musicians in their own right), and friends Rufus and Martha Wainwright. Billboard writes that "the new generation gives her vitality and a sense of renewed purpose." But the New York Daily News reassures readers, "All this ace support …...
In this article: Superbad, Californication, Rocket Science, Trapped in the Closet, Slate, The World Without Us, Linda Thompson, Stardust, High School Musical 2, and PopMatters
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Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis. Among the two most important charts, the Billboard Hot 100, ranks the top 100 songs regardless of genre and is frequently used as the standard measure for ranking songs in the United States, while the Billboard 200 survey is the corresponding chart for album sales.
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