Name: Rufus-retro-wainwright-spective: Act 2
Start: 2024-11-01T19:30:00
Location: Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

The Wallis

Rufus Wainwright reimagines and reignites his COVID-19 born digital phenomenon Rufus-Retro-Wainwright-Spective for its U.S. debut, after premiering to the world at the Philharmonie de Paris. Rufus takes to The Wallis stage for the first time for three concerts in this rarely performed herculean task, singing over 70 different songs in one single epic week. Originating from Wainwright’s “Quaratunes,” the Rufus-Retro-Wainwright-Spective journeys through his entire studio catalogue, arranging the songs not chronologically but thematically into 3 main categories: Songs of Youth and Addiction; Songs of Love and Desire; and Songs of Contempt and Resistance. The three night presentation of songs will feature a different program each evening and will be stripped down, focusing on the craft of the songs and Wainwright's unique and gorgeous voice that lets him immerse himself deep into the emotional world of a song and take the audience with him.