it's been a busy few days on the rufus wainwright fabulous press tour. as he prepares to do four sold our shows in new york starting tonight, the new york times offers up a lovely profile of the increasing cult popularity of rufus. [note: you may need to signup to read]breaking down his most loyal fanbase as "gay men, teenagers and mother-daughter fans", the article also talks about his recently comissioned opera, which is "a tale of a (fabulous) day in the life of a diva."
over at urge, rufus leaks out a little bit more info of his upcoming project:
Rufus on the opera
"It's called Prima Donna, and it's a day in the life of an opera singer. Where it's going isn't [determined] yet. The Metropolitan Opera and the New York State Theater started this new program where they commission works by young composers and then workshop them. At a certain point they decide whether it's going to the Met or whether it's going to the Vivian Beaumont Theater. So I'm in that running. I want it to go to the Met, because I'm a grandiose type of guy. But we'll see. It's a great opera."
Rufus on how he got introduced to opera as a child
"My mother and father were always intent on bringing me to the theater or having me listen to great music. My mother insisted on playing Pete Seeger and Harry Smith field recordings and my dad was a big theater fan. I remember I went to see a Chekov play when I was 14, which was amazing. [My parents] started it and then I took it upon myself to go further. But I had very specific parents who would introduce me to that stuff. I think it's important for schools and government to permeate the young with really substantial culture. It makes them smarter."
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