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Oct 02, 2015 rufus wainwright prima donna making of part1. Prima donna, the critically acclaimed debut opera by grammynominated singersongwriter and composer rufus wainwright, is now available for the first time on cd and in digital format. Manchester, england before the premiere of rufus wainwrights first opera, prima donna, as part of. His muchacclaimed first opera, titled prima donna, premiered at the manchester international festival in july 2009. Rufus wainwright prima donna janis kelly kathryn guthrie antonio figueroa richard morrison bbc symphony orchestra jayce ogren. Prima donna is an opera composed by canadianamerican singersongwriter rufus wainwright to a french language libretto which he coauthored with. Prima donna runs through july 19 in manchester and is scheduled to travel to london, toronto and melbourne in 2010.
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