DrownedInSound — How Rufus Wainwright jumped in at the deep end and wrote an opera about... opera. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — (Polydor)Rufus Wainwright recently told the Observer that this record was his "mourning for his mother while she was still alive". As you'd expect from the writer of songs like Dinner At Eight and from a member of a family whose major form of communi... more info

8/1 — kim bu gözlerindeki yabancı? Written by Rufus Wainwright, produced by Rufus (with Pierre Marchand on three songs) and mixed by Marchand, who produced Poses, this 12-track record is steeped in beauty. It is a hugely personal album for Rufus a... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — The past year seen Rufus Wainwright debut his first opera Prima Donna and work on a new studio album entitled All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu. more info

Guardian Music — On the eve of a new album and the London debut of his opera, Prima Donna, singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright talks about fatherhood, the first 'gay sonnet' and his grief at the death of his mother, Kate McGarrigle, last monthImeet Rufus Wainwright fo... more info

Guardian Music — Our pop critic's guide to the most festive albums and gigsA Not So Silent Night An all-star lineup troops across the stage for the Wainwright/McGarrigle family's Christmas show. Rufus and Martha Wainwright and their mum Kate McGarrigle have roped in ... more info

Altsounds — *Acetate Recording* artists *PRIMA DONNA* have been selected by East Bay punk legends *GREEN DAY* as main support for their upcoming UK and Europe tour. The tour kicks off September 28 in Lisbon, Portugal and concludes November 12 in Turin, Italy, in... more info

Stereogum — Even though Rufus Wainwright's chased some muses that've pulled him off my playlist since the early triumphs of his debut through Want One (and especially Poses), I can't help but love him for being a slave to that restless creative spirit, unabas... more info

As an admirer of his music, I wish could report that Rufus Wainwright?s first opera, ?Prima Donna,? fulfilled his ambitions for writing a fresh and personal new piece. more info

A review of Rufus Wainwright's first ever opera more info