August 29th, 2008
Rufus changes his mind
The Metropolitan Opera
Rufus Wainwright has decided to “drop his plans” to compose an opera for the Met in 2014. Rufus had to compose the piece in French and Peter Gelb insisted on English. They parted on good terms. The New York Times wrote a piece on it a few days ago.
PRIMA DONNA will have its premiere next July at the Manchester International Festival in England. Rufus is orchestrating the score now.
August 31st, 2008 at 11:43 pm
“Rufus had to compose the piece in French and Peter Gelb insisted on English.”
We all suspect there’s more to it but I like how you put that…
September 1st, 2008 at 10:57 am
I suspect Gelb was just yellow