operatic pop

A Portrait of Rufus Wainwright As a Gay Pop-Rock Prophet

A Portrait of Rufus Wainwright As a Gay Pop-Rock Prophet

In 1998, Rufus Wainwright seemed like someone new: a pop-rock performer on a major label who didn’t have to come out because he had never been in the closet.

Paramour Session: An Interview with Singer-Songwriter Rufus Wainwright

Paramour Session: An Interview with Singer-Songwriter Rufus Wainwright

Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright discusses performing during a pandemic, returning to California, and his latest live album, The Paramour Session.

Rufus Wainwright Makes a Welcome Return to Pop with ‘Unfollow the Rules’

Rufus Wainwright Makes a Welcome Return to Pop with ‘Unfollow the Rules’

Rufus Wainwright has done Judy Garland, Shakespeare, and opera, so now it's time for Rufus to rediscover Rufus on Unfollow the Rules.

‘Release the Stars’: My Rufus Wainwright Story

‘Release the Stars’: My Rufus Wainwright Story

My mother adored Rufus Wainwright. I met him briefly in Bryant Park, New York City. Turns out Wainwright adored his mother, as made clear in 2007’s ‘Release the Stars’.