Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright
Wainwright at the Metropolitan Opera in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright
Born	(1973-07-22) July 22, 1973 (age 51) Rhinebeck, New York, United States
Genres	Baroque Pop
Instruments	Piano, guitar
Website	www.rufuswainwright.com

Rufus Wainwright (born July 23, 1973, Rhinebeck, New York) is a Canadian-American singer. He is the son of singers and performers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle. His sister Martha Wainwright is also a well known singer.^[1]

In 2009 he wrote his first opera, Prima Donna, which was first performed at the Manchester International Festival.^[2]

Wainwright made his first album in 1998. It was called Rufus Wainwright.

Discography

See the main article: Rufus Wainwright discography

Studio albums

• Rufus Wainwright (1998)
• Poses (2001)
• Want One (2003)
• Want Two (2004)
• Release the Stars (2007)
• All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu (2010)
• Out of the Game (2012)
• Prima Donna (2015)
• Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets (2016)
• Unfollow the Rules (2020)
• Folkocracy (2023)

References

1. Lamothe, Geneviève (2015-07-21). "Un moment unique avec Rufus Wainwright". Le Journal des Pays-d'en-Haut La Vallée (in French). Archived from the original on 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
2. "The Official Community of Rufus Wainwright". rufuswainwright.com. Retrieved January 12, 2011.

Other websites

• Official site