PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Rufus Wainwright Gives L.A. Audiences a Taste of 'Prima Donna'

The Metropolitan Opera reportedly didn't want it. Critics in Britain were mixed about it. Still, Rufus Wainwright seems determined to bring his opera, "Prima Donna," to the masses, if only in bite-sized portions. At the Hollywood Bowl this weekend, the pop star gave audiences a taste of "Prima Donna" by singing an aria from the opera, which had its world premiere in Manchester last year. The number, titled "Les feux d'artifice t'appellent" ("The fireworks are calling you"), is supposed to be ...

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