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Manchester scores Rufus Wainwright Premiere
Published: 10/10/08
Tickets for star's debut opera on sale today!
Manchester International Festival, the world's first festival of original work, yesterday announced that gay singer/songwriter, Rufus Wainwright, will be debuting his new opera Prima Donna, at the 2009 festival. Prima Donna is a portrait of a fading opera singer, set in Paris and sung in French.
Festival Director Alex Poots said: "Rufus Wainwright has an exceptional gift for melody and clearly has a deep affinity with opera. We're delighted to be working with him as he moves into this new form."
There will be five performances of Prima Donna at Manchester's Palace Theatre; they will take place on the 10th, 14th, and 17th of July (evening), and on the 12th and 19th of July (matinee).
Tickets go on sale at noon, on Friday the 10th of October. They are available over the phone on 0844 815 4960 or book them online here.
Tickets are priced between £12.50 and £47.50. Manchester International Festival, are keen to point out that Rufus Wainwright will not be performing in Prima Donna.
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