Rufus Wainwright Debuts Opera, Beard

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, unabashedly crashing headlong into limitations (as when recreating Judy Garland's classic Carnegie Hall concerts) and ambitions with shameless, prideful, extravagant aplomb. And even if I won't ride for some of his choices, I'm always reading his press abo...

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