News Archive
2011 News
Rufus & The Pennsylvania Ballet
In February 2012 the Pennsylvania Ballet will stage Pushing Boundaries, a trio of contemporary works that includes 11:11, Choreographer in Residence Matthew Neenan's 2006 ballet set to six of Rufus' songs, including "Vibrate", "Poses" and "Oh, What A World".
For more information, dates and to buy tickets, please visit PABallet.org.
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Stereogum's Progress Report
Head on over to Stereogum to read a new interview with Rufus where he discusses his forthcoming Mark Ronson-produced album, Out Of The Game, as well as the NYC premiere of Prima Donna, and more!
Click here to read the interview now.
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Another Glimpse Into ODITLO Rufus Wainwright
Thanks to photographer Tim Hailand, we've got a very special treat for fans today: a short video of Rufus playing the piano, filmed during the shoot for One Day In The Life Of Rufus Wainwright. Head over to our Book page now to view the video.
And that's not all: For the rest of the month, all copies of the book ordered directly from OneDayInTheLifeOf.org are only $20!
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New European Dates Announced
UPDATE: The presale has ended, but tickets are now available to the general public. Please visit the Tour page for up-to-date ticket links!
Heads up! Rufus has just announced a series of five new dates in Europe and the UK, starting in April 2012, with more details to come in the weeks ahead. All of these new shows will feature Rufus performing with a full band. For a look at these newly announced dates, please visit the Tour page now.
Beginning Thursday, a limited number of tickets will be available through ArtistTicket.com. These won't last long, so make sure you order right away!
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Win A Signed Copy Of One Day In The Life Of Rufus Wainwright!
Update: This contest is now over, and we'll be announcing our winners soon, but remember you've still got a shot at an autographed copy if you order directly from OneDayInTheLifeOf.org before the end of November!
Happy 11/11/11! To mark this unique day in the calendar, we're giving away two autographed copies of photographer Tim Hailand's stunning photobook, One Day In The Life Of Rufus Wainwright, autographed by Rufus himself.
To enter, simply send us an email at contests@RufusWainwright.com with the answer to the following question: On which album does Rufus' song "11:11" appear?
This contest will close Sunday night (November 13) at 11:59 pm EST. Our two winners will be selected randomly from the pool of correct answers we receive. Want an extra shot at the book? Join the RufusWainwright.com mailing list. Everyone who enters and is on the list will have two entries in the random draw!
If you don't win our contest, you've still got a shot at an autographed copy! From now until the end of November, everyone who orders a copy of the book directly from Tim Hailand's website, OneDayInTheLifeOf.org will be entered for a chance to receive a signed copy as well.
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Rufus At Belly Up On December 22
Tickets are on sale now for Rufus' newly confirmed December 22 show at Belly Up, in Aspen, Colorado. Tickets for this intimate venue won't last long, so don't delay: Order now before they're gone!
For a look at all of Rufus' upcoming dates, please visit the Tour page.
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Sloan Wainwright: UK Tour Starts Saturday
Rufus' aunt Sloan delivered a show-stopping rendition of Queen's "Thank God It's
Christmas" at the 2009 edition of "A Night So Silent Night" in London, and fans
have been waiting for her return ever since. That wait ends this Saturday,
October 8, when Sloan and her long time musical collaborator and guitarist,
Stephen Murphy, play the first of three UK shows at Dale Road Music Club in
Surrey. The pair will then visit the Green Note in London on October 11, and
Olive's Café in Norwich on October 12. Each show will highlight material from
Sloan's brand new album, Upside Down And Under My Heart.
For full details and ticketing information, please visit SloanWainwright.com.
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"A Not So Silent Night" In Montreal
We've already told you about the New York City date for A Night So Silent Night: Christmas with the Wainwrights and McGarrigles, but now we can confirm that this very special celebration of the season will also be held at Montreal's Théâtre St-Denis on December 11. Click here for a detailed look at all the wonderful performers involved.
Tickets are selling fast on Ticketpro.ca, so make sure you get yours soon!
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Rufus At An Evening With Robert Wilson
This Friday, September 30, Live From the NYPL will present an evening with Robert Wilson, an event focussing on the acclaimed theatre directors many artistic collaborations. Rufus will be on hand, along with Lou Reed, Lucinda Childs and others for a conversation instigated by moderator Paul Holdengräber. For more information and tickets, please visit NYPL.org.
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NYCO Presents Who Are You New York: The Songs Of Rufus Wainwright
Just announced: On November 17, New York City Opera will present "Who Are You New York: The Songs Of Rufus Wainwright" at the Rose Theatre in Frederick P. Rose Hall. Celebrating the US premiere of Rufus' debut opera, Prima Donna, the concert will feature operatic interpretations of Rufus latest album, All Days Are Nights: Song For Lulu, followed by a performance by Rufus himself.
Tickets for this very special event are on sale now at NYCOpera.com.
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Rufus & Martha Headline Plant & Sing Festival
On Sunday, October 9, Rufus and Martha will be at Sylvester Manor in Shelter Island, NY to headline the final day of the fourth annual "Plant & Sing" Arts & Food Festival. All proceeds from this three-day event, which features music, storytelling, farming and culinary delights, will go to support Sylvester Manor and its educational programs.
Tickets are on sale now at BrownPaperTickets.com . For more information about the "Plant & Sing" Festival and Sylvester Manor, please visit SylvesterManor.org.
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A Not So Silent Night: Tickets On Sale Now
This just in: Tickets are on sale now for A Night So Silent Night: Christmas with the Wainwrights and McGarrigles, to be held at NYC's Town Hall on December 15.
Don't delay, tickets are on sale now!
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Rufus To Guest At Sting's 60th Birthday Party
UPDATE: This show is now sold out.
On October 1, Rufus will will guest at a special concert at NYC's Beacon Theatre to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Sting's solo career. This star-studded show (which will also feature appearances by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder and more), which also coincides with Sting's 60th birthday, will be a benefit for the Robin Hood Foundation.
For more information and tickets, please visit Sting.com.
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New Merch Available Now
The House Of Rufus residency has come and gone, a smashing success that drew rave reviews from fans and critics alike. A special selection of merchandise was produced exclusively for these shows, and the items were in high demand, but we're pleased to tell you that limited quantities of two items are now available in Rufus' online merch store.
Pictured here is the stylish House of Rufus t-shirt, available in men's and women's styles. Also available: the House Of Rufus tote bag, emblazoned with the HOR logo on one side and the dates of the shows on the other. Stock is extremely limited for both pieces, so order now before they're gone forever!
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House Of Rufus: Final Night Report
The final night of Rufus’ triumphant five-night stand at the Royal Opera House ended on a poignant note, as Rufus dedicated an a cappella performance of his new song “Candles” to Amy Winehouse.
Prior to that touching tribute, the concert version of Prima Donna, conducted by Stephen Oremus and driven by a superb performance by Janis Kelly, drew a standing ovation from the packed house. Following Prima Donna, Rufus took the stage to perform with the 70-piece Britten Sinfonia orchestra, delivering stunning renditions of Berlioz’s “Le spectre de la rose”, as well his own “Vibrate”, “Dinner At Eight” and “Oh, What A World”. The second half of the show was recorded by the BBC, and will air on BBC Radio 2 this Thursday, July 28, at 8 pm BST.
For more photos from the House Of Rufus, please visit our Gallery now.
Photograph by Elliott Franks.
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House Of Rufus Photos
It's not just fans that are excited about the House Of Rufus shows this week, as the big smiles on Rufus and Martha’s faces can attest! We’ve just added a handful of new behind-the-scenes photos to our Gallery. Check them out here, and come back soon to see more as they go up!
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House Of Rufus: Night Three Report
Night three of House Of Rufus was another wonderful evening. Rufus' solo set featured a showstopping "Dinner at Eight", while Rufus and dad Loudon performed Richard Thompson's "Down Where The Drunkards Roll" (a duet recently previewed by The Guardian), Loudon's own "Come A Long Way", "One Man Guy" and many more.
The evening's highlights were both family affairs: "Bein' A Dad" (sung by a trio of dads: Loudon, Rufus and Martha's husband Brad Albetta), and a stirring take on Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows", where Rufus and Loudon traded verses with Martha, Lucy Roche Wainwright, and (unrelated) pianist Thomas Bartlett.
There's still two more nights to go before House Of Rufus closes its doors. Check back soon for more updates and photos!
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Rave Reviews for Rufus at the Royal Opera House
The first two nights of House Of Rufus have been a smashing success! Rufus revival of his acclaimed show Rufus Does Judy! drew a four-star review from The Times, while last night's performance with sister Martha, which saw the pair perform covers of their mother's "Talk To Me Of Mendocino" and the Elton John-Kiki Dee hit "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" alongside Rufus' own "April Fools", "Poses" and more, received a four-star notice from The Independent.
We'll have more reports and photos from the House Of Rufus shows for you later this week, so make sure you check back soon!
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House Of Rufus Available Now
The lavish House Of Rufus box set is now available. This gorgeous 19-disc collection includes all of Rufus' studio albums, live recordings and DVDs, as well as a treasure trove of previously unreleased songs, demos, outtakes and hard-to-find rarities.
Limited to just 3000 copies worldwide, House Of Rufus will be available at the Royal Opera House performances this week, and can be ordered online here. Place your order now, before they're gone forever!
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Rufus At The Royal Opera House
At last, it starts tonight: House Of Rufus, Rufus' five-night residency at London's Royal Opera House, begins this evening. Rufus will take the stage with Britten Sinfonia, conducted by Stephen Oremus, for a revival of Rufus' celebrated tribute to Judy Garland, Rufus Does Judy!
Over the course of the next week, fans from all over the world will see Rufus perform with his sister Martha (July 19), his father Loudon (July 21) and a second performance of Rufus Does Judy! (July 22), wrapping up on July 23 with a special concert version of Rufus' opera, Prima Donna with soprano Janis Kelly and a selection of Rufus' best-loved songs, Rufus Does Rufus.
Are you going to see Rufus in London this week? Don't forget to check-in to the event on Facebook via your mobile phone when you get to the Royal Opera House for the chance to win some surprise prizes. If you haven't already, you'll need to RSVP to the event on Rufus' Facebook page now.
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Announcing Rufus' New Memolane
To mark the beginning of Rufus’ historic residency at the Royal Opera House in London and the release of the House Of Rufus box set, we’re pleased to announce the launch of Rufus’ new Memolane! In partnership with the good people at Memolane, we’ve created an interactive timeline tracing Rufus’ life and career from the very beginning. Drawing on content from Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Myspace and more, the timeline is continually updated, making it easy to stay on top of everything Rufus does!
Click here to explore and re-live your favorite memories from throughout Rufus’ career. Do you have Rufus memories you’d like to share with other fans? Find out how here.
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Rufus Invades The BBC!
With just days to go before the release of the House Of Rufus box and the opening night of his Royal Opera House residency, Rufus spent yesterday at the BBC giving a number of interviews. If you missed them live, or just want to listen again, you can stream them from the BBC's website now.
First up, Rufus' interview with Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie is available here. Fast forward to an hour and thirty-seven minutes in to hear Rufus's segment.
Next, click here and move ahead to the hour and 20 minutes mark to listen to Rufus' conversation with Richard Bacon.
Last but not least, Rufus' chat with Drivetime host Simon Mayo has been nicely extracted for easy listening here.
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Stephen Fry's Faves
This is fun: English actor and humourist Stephen Fry has just posted a new piece on Digster in which he shares some very kind words about Rufus' music and his list of favorite Rufus Wainwright songs.
Those of you with Spotify can listen to the playlist as well Head to Digster now!
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Rufus At The White House
Rufus and his partner/fiance, Jorn, were invited to the White House last week for President Obama's LGBT Reception on June 29th. They both had a wonderful time, thrilled to be part of the event, to hear Mr. Obama speak and to have a little hang time with Vice President Biden, who it turns out is a big Rufus fan!
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Listen To WWIII
This past Saturday, BBC 2 aired the first episode of a three-part series called Secrets Of The Pop Song, which gave viewers a behind the scenes look at the songwriting process as Rufus and songwriter/producer Guy Chambers collaborated to write a new song, "WWIII".
RufusWainwright.com is thrilled to offer fans their first chance to hear to an acoustic, piano and voice version of "WWIII". To listen, please click the play button in the audio player to the right.
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Rufus On BBC 2 Saturday Night
Tomorrow night (July 2), at 9:45pm BST, BBC 2 will premiere the first episode of a new three-part series called Secrets Of The Pop Song. The first episode, Ballad, goes behind the scenes on the songwriting process to show Rufus and producer/songwriter Guy Chambers collaborating to write a new ballad. The resulting song, "WWIII", was premiered at LA's Hotel Cafe earlier this year. This one hour program will also feature interviews with Sting, Neil Tennant (of the Pet Shop Boys), songwriter Diane Warren, and more.
For an advance look at this episode of Secrets Of The Pop Song, please visit the BBC now.
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Watch Rufus And Loudon In The Studio
We’re just a few weeks away from the release of the beautiful, career-spanning box set House Of Rufus. One of the new treasures contained in the box is a brand new version of Richard Thompson’s “Down Where The Drunkards Roll” that Rufus recorded with his Dad, Loudon, specifically for this set. Lucky for all of us, this session was captured on film, and The Guardian have just posted the footage. Head to Guardian.co.uk now to watch.
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Rufus Wins A Dora
Congratulations to Rufus! At last night's Dora Awards in Toronto, Rufus and his debut opera, Prima Donna, took home the prize for Best New Musical or Opera. Excerpts from Prima Donna will be performed at a free event, part of the River to River festival, taking place in NYC tonight. For more information about this evening's performance, please click here.
A concert version of Prima Donna, with vocalist Janis Kelly, will be performed as part of the House Of Rufus residency at London's Royal Opera House next month.
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Rufus Webchat For The Times Of London
Correction: Rufus' Times web chat is at 4pm today. Subscribers can log in here to participate.
Tomorrow morning, June 21 at 11 am BST, Rufus will participate in an exclusive web chat for subscribers to The Times Of London. To take part in the discussion or simply to follow allow, fans will just need to follow this link and log in to The Times at 11 am tomorrow.
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An Animated Tour Of The House Of Rufus Box
We've given you the tracklist and shown you photos of the set and from the included artwork, but today we've got your best look yet at the forthcoming House Of Rufus box set, with this brief but exciting animated tour.
Remember, this stunning and comprehensive collection is limited to just 3,000 copies worldwide, so be sure to order soon. Set for release on July 18, House Of Rufus is available for pre-order here and in the RufusWainwright.com Store.
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Win 2 Royal Opera House Tickets
Want to win two tickets to see Rufus perform at London’s Royal Opera House on Friday, July 22? Then play The House of Rufus video treasure hunt over on Rufus' YouTube Channel. To be entered to win, just find and follow the clues in the videos. But hurry; contest closes on Sunday, July 3.
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A Closer Look At House Of Rufus
The release of House Of Rufus is steadily approaching. To help tide you over until release day, today we've got your first look at the lavish package and its complete contents (click the image above for a larger look). And that's not all: our friends at The Line Of Best Fit have just published all 7 of the fan-submitted photos that will be included in the artwork for the box. Head to TheLineOfBestFit.com now to see those images.
House Of Rufus is set for release on July 19 and is available for pre-order here and in the RufusWainwright.com Store.
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Rufus Nominated For Two Dora Awards
Rufus has been honoured with a pair of nominations for the 32nd annual Dora Awards, the Toronto based awards recognizing excellence in the performing arts. Luminato’s production of Rufus’ Prima Donna, his first opera, has been nominated for both Outstanding Production (in the Opera division) and Outstanding New Musical/Opera (in the Musical Theatre division). A third nomination for the production was received by Thomas Hase for Outstanding Lighting Design (General Theatre division).
The Dora Awards will be presented on June 27 at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto. Keep your fingers crossed for Rufus and Thomas!
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Sloan Wainwright CD Release At City Winery
Fresh from her brilliant performances at the Kate McGarrigle Tribute shows, Rufus’ dear aunt Sloan Wainwright will celebrate the release of her brand new album, Upside Down and Under My Heart, at the City Winery in New York on Sunday, June 12. Tickets are on sale now at CityWinery.com. For more information about Sloan and the new album, please visit SloanWainwright.com.
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London Book Signing Announced
On Thursday, July 14 at 6 pm, Rufus and photographer Tim Hailand will sign copies of the recently released One Day In The Life Of Rufus Wainwright at Foyles bookshop on Charing Cross Road in London. This will be the only UK signing event for the new book, so make sure you mark your calendars and arrive early!
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Ottawa Show Announced, Presale On Now!
Heads up Ottawa! It's just been announced that Rufus will perform at the National Arts Centre's Southam Hall, in Ottawa, on November 12.
The RufusWainwright.com presale for this show has just begun, so get your tickets now, before they're gone. If you are already a RufusWainwright.com member, you can purchase tickets by just signing in and going to the Store. To create an account, click here; RufusWainwright.com memberships don't cost a thing and we'll never share or trade your info with anyone.
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House Of Rufus Track List Announced
The track listing for the House of Rufus box set has finally been announced! The whopping 19-disc collection will include some of the rarest and most sought after tracks from Rufus’ catalogue.
Limited to just 3000 copies worldwide, this collection is sure to be the most sought after release in Rufus' catalogue. House of Rufus is available for pre-order here and in the RufusWainwright.com Store.
Some of the rare gems to be featured in this fantastic release include:
- Demos from his personal collection, which include tracks from the tape that got him his first record deal.
- Studio demos recorded for Want One and Want Two.
- A disc entitled 'Rufus at the Movies’ made up entirely of his soundtracks including the haunting "Hallelujah" from Shrek.
- Recordings with ‘Families and Friends’ including a brand new and achingly beautiful version of Richard Thompson’s "Down Where The Drunkards Roll" recorded with Loudon Wainwright III for this box set.
- Live recordings from London’s Kenwood House and sessions recorded for radio.
Full details of the House of Rufus box set can be found here.
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Rave Reviews for a Celebration of Kate McGarrigle
UPDATE: Photos and the complete set list from both nights can be found here.
The reviews from both nights of the star-studded Celebration of Kate McGarrigle at NYC's Town Hall are in, and it’s raves all around. Entertainment Weekly calls Friday’s performance “as rousing as it was somber”, and singles out Rufus’ performance of “Southern Boys”, his duet with Martha on “First Born” and Antony Hegarty’s rendition of “I Cried for Us” as highlights, while Rolling Stone says that the event “made room for the warmth, humor and life that are equally characteristic of [Kate’s] work” and reserves special mention for the Anna McGarrigle led family sing along on “Kitty Come Home”. The New York Times was equally enthusiastic, touching on Kate’s unique and powerful songwriting, as well as her legacy. Last, for a reflection on the events from the perspective of one of the performers, please read this blog entry by Justin Bond.
We’ll have photos from both nights as well as the full list of performances for you very soon, so please keep an eye on the site.
Photo by Brandon Oakes.
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Rufus Goes To The Opera!
On June 28, New York City Opera will present a very special event: Rufus Wainwright Goes To The Opera! This free concert will feature two excerpts from Rufus' Prima Donna (making its US premiere at NYCO in Spring 2012), as well a pair of Rufus' favourite arias. Rufus will also perform a few songs himself.
For more information, please visit NYCOpera.com.
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House Of Rufus Photo Competition
UPDATE: This contest has come to an end. Thanks to everyone who entered!
Would you like a chance to have one of your photos included in the House Of Rufus artwork? Maybe you've got a great shot from the time you met Rufus or the last time you saw him live? Drawings, paintings or sketches are all welcome too, whatever is special to you.
For full details and to submit your photo, visit Rufus on Facebook now. The winning photo or piece of art will be chosen by Rufus himself and will be included in the artwork for the forthcoming box set!
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House Of Rufus Box Set Details Announced, Presale On Now
We're very pleased to give you the first details about the forthcoming Rufus box set, House Of Rufus. Set for release on July 18, this beautifully packaged 19-disc box set spans Rufus'
entire career and represents the most complete collection of Rufus Wainwright recordings to date.
House of Rufus contains:
Six studio albums: Rufus Wainwright, Poses, Want One, Want Two, Release The Stars and All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu, all now with additional previously unreleased bonus material.
Two concerts on CD: Milwaukee at Last!!! and the legendary Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2CD), now with previously unreleased songs from the show.
Four additional CDs: Disc 1 features previously unreleased songs and rarities. Disc 2 contains many of the songs Rufus has recorded for soundtracks
including, "Hallelujah" from the film Shrek. Disc 3 is drawn from Rufus' collaborations with friends and family members such as Leonard
Cohen, Teddy Thompson, Loudon Wainwright III, Martha Wainwright, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, The Pet Shop Boys, and Burt Bacharach. Disc 4 is
made up of the demos from the tape which secured Rufus his first record deal.
Six DVDs: Live at Fillmore, Rufus Does Judy at the London Palladium, Milwaukee at Last!!!, Release The Stars album commentary and live
performance and two feature length documentaries, All I Want and Prima Donna: The Making of An Opera.
All of this will be housed in a beautiful red velvet encased, 90-page hardback book containing rare and unseen photos, Rufus' early hand-drawn tour
posters, handwritten lyrics, four art prints and other memorabilia, extensive sleeve notes featuring interviews with Neil Tennant, Martha
Wainwright, Linda Thompson and Lenny Waronker and an introduction by Rufus.
House Of Rufus is available for pre-order here and in the RufusWainwright.com Store. A limited edition of 200 will also include an exclusive canvas art print.
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Tell My Sister
On May 3, Nonesuch records will release Tell My Sister, a three disc set pairing remastered versions Kate and Anna McGarrigle’s first two albums with a collection of previously unreleased material. For more information on this very special release and an exclusive pre-order package, please visit Nonesuch.com now. For more about Kate and Anna, please visit their official website, McGarrigles.com.
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Rufus At The Ping Pong Ball
This past Sunday in NYC, Rufus was one of many special guests at the Ping Pong
Ball, a charity event organized by Mary Louise Parker and Susan Sarandon to benefit Hope North, a
40-acre campus in northern Uganda where refugees, orphans and former child
soldiers find a place to call home.
In the midst of the ping pong action,
before a crowd that included Michael Stipe and Mike Mills from REM, as well as
the legendary Lou Reed, Rufus took the stage with an acoustic guitar to perform
two songs. He first debuted a new brand new song called "I'm Out Of The Game"
(which you can view on YouTube here), followed by stunning duet with sister
Martha on "In My Arms". No footage of the performance has surfaced yet, but check
out this link to watch a brilliant performance from 2006.
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Signed Edition of One Day In The Life Of Rufus Wainwright
RufusWainwright.com is excited to announce a very special signed edition of the recently released One Day in the Life of Rufus Wainwright, containing a copy of the book, signed by Rufus and photographer Tim Hailand, as well as a print of one of the images from the book, signed by Tim Hailand. Only 100 of these very special editions will be made available. Retailing for $250 USD, orders can be placed by emailing onedayinthelifeof@gmail.com.
A portion of the proceeds from this edition will go to benefit the Kate McGarrigle Fund.
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Rufus Box Set Due Later This Year
There are plans afoot to release a beautiful limited edition box set of Rufus' recordings this year. Rufus has spent the last few months trawling through various archives and listening to some cracking outtakes and demos. The full details have yet to come together but click here if you'd like to be kept informed. It's shaping up to being a thing of beauty!
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Rufus At the Ravinia Festival August 14
Rufus has lined up another special orchestral performance: On August 14 he will perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago. The first set will feature Rufus and CSO performing Shakespearean Sonnets, while the second half will see Rufus perform solo. Ravinia supporters can buy tickets now. For more information, please visit Ravinia.org.
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Rufus In Montreal On October 5
Rufus will be in Montreal on October 5 for a unique performance with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal. The program will include songs by Berlioz, selections from Rufus' catalogue, and a number of Shakespearean Sonnets set to music. For more details and tickets, please visit the official website of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal.
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Rufus To Perform At Hope Rising In Toronto
On May 3 Rufus will perform at Hope Rising, a benefit concert for the Stephen Lewis Foundation to be held at Toronto's Sony Centre. Other performers scheduled to appear include Alicia Keyes, Harry Belafonte and Angélique Kidjo. Proceeds from the very special event will go to support the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster. For more information, please visit HopeRising.ca.
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Photos From LA Book Signing
Last Wednesday night at the Los Angeles location of BookMarc, Rufus
and photographer Tim Hailand were on hand to sign copies of the
just-released book, One Day in the Life of Rufus Wainwright. We've added a handful of photos from the signing event to our photo gallery, so
head over to have a look now, and don't forget: Rufus and Tim will be
at NYC's BookMarc tomorrow night (March 10) from 7 to 9 pm.
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Norah Jones Added to Kate McGarrigle Tribute Shows
Tickets are going fast for A Celebration of Kate McGarrigle, the pair of benefit shows set for May 12 and 13 at NYC’s Town Hall. Entertainment Weekly has just announced that Norah Jones has been added to the already star-studded line-up for the shows, which are being held to benefit the Sarcoma Foundation of America. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster. Don’t wait!
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Report: Rufus at the Hotel Cafe
This past Tuesday at LA’s Hotel Café, a small group of friends, family and lucky contest winners were present for the world premiere of "WWIII", a brand new song written by Rufus and Guy Chambers. The pair performed the song twice back-to-back, with Guy accompanying Rufus on piano. Renditions of "April Fools" and "Art Teacher" were next, followed by a third take of "WWIII".
The whole event was filmed for a forthcoming BBC documentary called Secret of Song. Stay tuned for more details on the program as they become available.
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For Immediate Release:
Darling daughter Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen was born on February 2, 2011 in Los Angeles, California to proud parents Lorca Cohen, Rufus Wainwright and Deputy Dad Jorn Weisbrodt. The little
angel is evidently healthy, presumably happy and certainly very very beautiful.
Daddy #1 would like to offer everyone a digital cigar and welcome the little lady in with a French phrase from his favorite folk song, A La Claire Fontaine : "Il y a longtemps que je t'aime, jamais je ne t'oublierai."
CORRECTION: In many of the articles announcing the birth of Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen, Lorca Cohen is characterized as "the surrogate." Of course, she is no such thing. She did not carry the child for someone else. Lorca Cohen is the mother of the baby and Rufus Wainwright is the father.
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Contest: See Rufus Premiere New Song In Los Angeles
UPDATE: This contest has now ended. Thanks to all who entered!
Rufus has been working with songwriter and producer Guy Chambers on a forthcoming documentary to air on the BBC. On February 23, Rufus and Guy will be at Los Angeles' Hotel Cafe to premiere a new song they've written for the project, a performance that will be filmed for inclusion in the documentary as well. Musician Wes Swing will also perform.
Want to be there? RufusWainwright.com has 25 pairs of tickets to give away to this intimate event. The first 25 fans to email us at help@RufusWainwright.com with the correct answer to the question below will have their names and a plus one added to the guest list. Here's the question:
Which producer is Rufus set to work with on his next album?
Send us your answers now! Winners will be notified privately. Please note that this prize is for entrance to the event only, so you must be able to get to the Hotel Cafe on February 23 on your own steam. Good luck!
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One Day in the Life of Book Signing Events
Photographer Tim Hailand has just released One Day in the Life of Rufus Wainwright, a new collection of images offering an intimate glimpse into Rufus' personal life. To celebrate the release of the new book, Rufus and Tim will appear at the Los Angeles and New York locations of BookMarc, on March 3 and March 10 respectively, for a pair of book signing sessions.
Mark those dates on your calendar, and make sure you come by for your chance to get your copy of the book signed by both Tim and Rufus.
For address information and a better look at the invite to these events, please click here and for an exclusive preview of One Day in the Life of Rufus Wainwright, visit our new page spotlighting the book.
UPDATE: The March 3 event in Los Angeles will be run from 6 to 8 pm, while the NYC event on March 10 will start at 7 pm and wrap up at 9.
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A Celebration of Kate McGarrigle
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All profits from these events will go to the Sarcoma Foundation of America. Rufus and Martha were recently named as the 2011 spokespersons for the Sarcoma Foundation of America. Kate McGarrigle passed away from Sarcoma in January 2010.
(Photograph by Ross Halfin)
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