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Praised by The New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation. The New York-born, Montreal-raised singer-songwriter who has collaborated with artists from Elton John and Burt Bacharach, to Miley Cyrus, David Byrne, Boy George, and Paul Simon, comes to Guild Hall to grace us with songs from his extensive catalogue.

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Rufus Wainwright In Concert

Guild Hall

Rufus Wainwright

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts

Praised by the New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation. The New York-born, Montreal-raised singer-songwriter has released ten studio albums to date, three DVDs, and three live albums including the GRAMMY® nominated Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall. He has collaborated with artists such as Elton John, Burt Bacharach, Miley Cyrus, David Byrne, Boy George, Joni Mitchell, Pet Shop Boys, Heart, Carly Rae Jepsen, Robbie Williams, Jessye Norman, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Sting, and producer Mark Ronson, among many others. He has written two operas and numerous songs for movies and TV.

Groton Hill Music Center

Keswick Theatre

Praised by the New York Times for his "genuine originality," Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation. The GRAMMY Award-nominated singer-songwriter has released 11 studio albums. The most recent release Folkocracy is a celebration of his folk music roots with artists such as Chaka Khan, Brandi Carlile, and John Legend. Wainwright continues to win acclaim as an opera and classical composer with Prima Donna and Hadrian and is currently working on Dream Requiem co-commissioned by the Los Angeles Master Chorale and receiving its United States premiere in our 2024/25 Season.

Los Angeles Master Chorale Gala 2024

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Praised by The New York Times for his “genuine originality,” Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the great male vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation. The New York-born, Montreal-raised singer-songwriter has released ten studio albums to date, three DVDs, and three live albums including the Grammy nominated Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall. He has collaborated with artists such as Elton John, Burt Bacharach, Miley Cyrus, David Byrne, Boy George, Joni Mitchell, Pet Shop Boys, Heart, Carly Rae Jepsen, Robbie Williams, Jessye Norman, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Sting, and producer Mark Ronson, among many others. He has written two operas and numerous songs for movies and television.

South Orange Performing Arts Center

This fall, the Louisville Orchestra, in partnership with Louisville Public Media,  is delighted to present Rufus Wainwright: Want Symphonic at the Louisville Palace. Wainwright will perform a large selection of songs from both his “Want One” album from 2003 and “Want Two” album from 2004.

Rufus Wainwright: Want Symphonic

Louisville Palace Theatre

Presented in partnership with Americanafest, Rufus Wainwright makes his can’t-miss Nashville Symphony debut—ONE NIGHT ONLY.  Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of Want One and Want Two—the two albums that fueled his meteoric rise in the UK and across Europe—Rufus will perform both albums in their entirety, song for song, with beautiful orchestral arrangements performed by the Nashville Symphony.

Want Sysmphonic :Rufus Wainwright with the Nashville Symphony - An Americanafest Special Event

Shermerhorn Symphony Center

One of the great vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation, Rufus Wainwright returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall with songs from his Grammy-nominated album Unfollow the Rules, his first non-operatic album in eight years. Long lauded for his sophistication and wit, he's now working at the peak of his powers, his music guided by passion, honesty, and a newfound fearlessness. Be there for a career-spanning night with the celebrated musician.

The Chorale presents the highly anticipated U.S. premiere of Rufus Wainwright’s Dream Requiem. Dream Requiem merges two long standing creative visions — Wainwright’s fascination with Byron's poem Darkness, depicting global upheaval after the 1815 Mount Tambora eruption, and his lifelong admiration for the great Requiems of Verdi, Berlioz and Britten. This powerful and evocative modern-day requiem, with sublime harmonies and emotive storytelling, is an opulent composition that seamlessly weaves together Wainwright’s distinctive musical voice with the timeless liturgy of the Latin Requiem Mass.

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Events

Upcoming events

May 4, 2025

Rufus Wainwright's Dream Requiem · Los Angeles Master Chorale

Past events

Sep 1, 2024

Rufus Wainwright In Concert · Guild Hall

Aug 9, 2024

Rufus Wainwright · The Bowery Presents

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