Rufus Wainwright is a huge opera buff, and has written two of his own: Prima Donna (2009) and Hadrian (2018). "Devils And Angels (Hatred)" was inspired by the 1777 opera Armide by Christoph Willibald Gluck. Wainwright saw it around 2000 with his mother, the folk singer Kate McGarrigle. "It was a bit slow-going at first, but at a certain point, it all sort of clicked," Wainwright told Songfacts. "The opera is about a sorceress who wants to rid love from her heart because it's too cumbersome, shall we say, and it gets in the way of her evil-doing. So, at … read more
Rufus Wainwright is a huge opera buff, and has written two of his own: Prima Donna (2009) and Hadrian (2018). "Devils And Angels (Hatred)" … read more
Rufus Wainwright is a huge opera buff, and has written two of his own: Prima Donna (2009) and Hadrian (2018). "Devils And Angels (Hatred)" was inspired by the 1777 opera Armide… read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (they divorced while he was a child). He began to play the piano at age six, and by age thirteen he was touring with his sister Martha Wainwright, mother Kate, and aunt Anna as the McGarrigle Sisters and Family. His song I'm A-Runnin', which he performed in the movie Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (in which he also played a minor character), was nominated for the 1989… read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate…read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (they divorced while he was a chil… read more