one of my post cannes film festival gifts to myself was to book tix to the rufus wainwright concert at london's old vic theatre. originally scheduled for two performances, rufus extended the gigs to 5 consecutive sold out nights at the small prestigious theatre.for our show, rufus pulled the amazing feat of not only singing almost two hours of songs taken from his current album release the stars, but also showcasing a few numbers from his judy garland concert, singing sans mic (to hear the acoustics of the theatre) and getting dragged up for a show stopping finale. add to the fact that his amazing 7 man band managed to perform the insane orchestral arrangements of the album AND sing lovely backup at the same time, you can imagine the heaven i was in!
as a teaser for those going to see him in the US, here is what you can expect (as recorded a few days earlier in paris).
rufus wainwright - tulsa / the art teacher (live @ le trianon, paris)
[I LOVE the art teacher! just love it!]
rufus wainwright - c'mon get happy (live @ le trianon, paris)
[this is the hilarious judy finale. it's cute online, but to see it live is just joyous!]
UPDATE 5/29:
so more and more pics and reviews have come in since last nights performance (including a lovely detailed one from tricky). also just in is this moving mic-less performance of "macushla" that rufus decided to sing at the old vic to "try out" the acoustics. rufus wainwright - macushla (live @ the old vic theatre, 5/28)
[thanks to rufus board member chinthe for the recording]
1 comment:
Great review.
I loved 'C'mon Get Happy' - it's a delight to see it again. But, up-close on that video I think I see a little too much camel hoof! That jacket could have been a touch longer...
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