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| Rufus Wainwright |
It is a great pleasure for The Grandma to introduce Claire Fontaine, a new friend from Québec, who is going to talk us about music, fashion, marketing and trends.
Today, Claire assists to a Rufus Wainwright’s Concert in Sant Cugat del Vallès. She’s a great fan of this fantastic and enjoyable artist who sings beautiful songs in English and French because he lives in California but he spent his youth in Montréal, Québec, hometown of her mother.
Rufus is Kate McGarrigle's son; Anne McGarrigle's niece and Martha Wainright's brother and his oeuvre contains several recurring themes:
opera, literature, pop culture, politics, and love. Kate and Anne McGarrigle are the members of The Garrigles, the famous folk duo.
More information: Rufus Wainwright Official Web
He has recorded seven albums of original music and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written a classical opera and set Shakespeare sonnets to music.
Rufus became interested in opera during his adolescent years, and the genre strongly influences his music. For instance, the song Barcelona features lyrics from the libretto of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Macbeth. During this time, he became interested in Édith Piaf, Al Jolson, and Judy Garland.
In the present world, this technological, psychotic, politicised, nonsensical world, you have to believe that the good guys are going to win! That evil will be banished somehow!
Rufus Wainwright
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