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Rufus Wainwright: Prima Donna

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About This Release

Disarmingly beautiful - New York Times. Thrilling - Manchester Evening News. Breathtaking design - The Guardian. Rufus has always had a deep-rooted passion for opera and has written his very first opera Prima Donna in 2009, which will now for the first time be recorded on disc! Prima Donna is slated for release on 11 September, tying in with concert performances of the opera in Europe and Asia.

Tracklist

Disc 1
1 Prima Donna / Act 1: Overture
2 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 1: "Oh, Madame Saint Laurent!"
3 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 2: Aria "J'ai Rêvé Toute La Nuit"
4 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 3: "Merci. Asseyez-Vous"
5 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 4: "Ah! Les Soucis!"
6 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 5: "Aliénor, Quelle Femme Merveilleuse"
7 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 6: "Mais Non, Madame"
8 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 7: "Mais Que Se Passe-T-Il Donc"
9 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 8: "À L'époque, François"
10 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 9: "Cet Appartement"
11 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 10: "Mon Dieu Qu'il Est Laid!"
12 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 11: "À Ton Âge, François"
13 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 12: "Voici Le Journaliste!"
14 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 13: "Bonjour, Madame Saint Laurent"
15 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 14: "Quand J'étais Jeune Étudiant"
16 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 15: "Madame Saint Laurent"
17 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 16: "La Première..."
18 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 17: "Régine, Quelle Majesté"
19 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 18: Aria "Abandonne, Pose Ta Couronne"
20 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 19: "Charmant, Tout À Fait"
21 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 20: "Oh, Ma Voix!"
22 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 21: "Oh, Ma Douleur!"
23 Prima Donna / Act 1: "Revenez Donc Ce Soir" - Scene 22: Interlude
24 Prima Donna / Act 1: Scene 23: The Kiss
25 Prima Donna / Act 2: Overture
26 Prima Donna / Act 2: Scene 1: Song "Dans Mon Pays De Picardie"
27 Prima Donna / Act 2: Scene 2: "Excusez-Moi, Monsieur Philippe"
28 Prima Donna / Act 2: Scene 3: Vocalises
29 Prima Donna / Act 2: Scene 4: "Et Maintenant, Aliénor, À Nous Deux"
30 Prima Donna / Act 2: Aria "Quand J'étais Jeune Étudiante"
31 Prima Donna / Act 2: Scene 5: Duet "Dans Ce Jardin"
32 Prima Donna / Act 2: Scene 6: Meditation
33 Prima Donna / Act 2: Scene 7: "C'est Impossible!"
34 Prima Donna / Act 2: Scene 8: "Maintenant, Il Est Temps"
35 Prima Donna / Act 2: Scene 9: "Je Suis Heureuse"
36 Prima Donna / Act 2: Scene 10: Aria "Prenez-Le Donc"
37 Prima Donna / Act 2: Scene 11: Final Interlude
38 Prima Donna / Act 2: Scene 12: Brief Fireworks Music (Percussion) - Aria "Les Feux D'artifice"

Reviews

SHAKESPEARE SONNETS
The 2nd album, which is on the significant release schedule, is a collection of songs based on Shakespeare sonnets, sung by Anna Prohaska, Rufus himself, and a surprise female guest star name to be announced soon.

Critically acclaimed debut opera by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright, first time on disc.

Prima Donna centers on a day in the life of an ageing opera singer, who is anxiously preparing for her comeback in 1970s Paris. Once a soprano with a powerhouse voice and a reputation to match, she's been discarded disdained by critics and forgotten by audiences. But the diva is determined to prove her doubters wrong: all she asks is a chance to reprise the role that made her reputation all those years ago.

Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright: Prima Donna
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