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Multilayered musical by Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright opens at the Gielgud theatre, London
After writing an opera, the singer and composer returns with a lavish new album and a more refined voice
How Leonard Cohen’s track became one of music’s most widely covered songs
A rum array of thespians recites the poems while the songs extend from classical music to rock
‘My childhood ambition? To be Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz”’
Rufus Wainwright’s ambitious opera was filleted and served with film and a pop set by the star
On a damp evening, the charm of the singer-songwriter’s spontaneity and under-rehearsed air wore off
A sequel to the singer’s 2001 album finds him back in big-band mode, all twinkling eyes and burly crooning
The singer, songwriter and, now, opera maven has switched his rock ‘n’ roll habits for fatherhood and making a substantial living
This was a richly generous and rewarding gig, presided over by the spirit of the singer’s late mother
The album’s pace is mellow and the style, 1970s adult-contemporary
The folky, often richly orchestrated songs in the Irish troubadour’s third album demand dreamy seclusion
The GQ editor on Hollywood parties and the state of California
Otherworldly visitor sings from the dark at White Light Festival
Soprano Janis Kelly is in her prime at 55
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