Rufus Wainwright

📸: Royal Swedish Opera/Maria Paulsson

Had the pleasure of performing a solo concert at the Royal Swedish Opera this past weekend in celebration of the Swedish debut of Prima Donna! It’s now showing through December 1st. If you find yourself in Stockholm this fall I highly recommend taking the time to go see it!

Beach day with Siegfried ☀️

Upcoming fall solo shows on the east coast later this month and in November starting in Philly on Oct 21st. Tickets in the usual place 🤍🍂🍁

📸: Nick Garcia-Kimura

‘Mack the Knife’ is out now! Thrilled to kick off I’m a Stranger Here Myself – Wainwright Does Weill with this live performance alongside the Pacific Jazz Orchestra. Full album out Nov 21st.

Watch/listen: 30tgrs.ffm.to/macktheknife

Two magical nights at the O2 Apollo Manchester with the BBC Philharmonic under the baton of Maestro Lee Mills, Matt Johnson on drums, and Emilio De Virgilio on sound.

Thank you Manchester, Tanja and the rest of my team!

🎥: BBC Philharmonic

What an incredible night!

The O2 Apollo Manchester was lit up with a breathtaking reimagining of Want One.

Huge thanks to conductor Lee Mills for guiding us through a spectacular journey of symphonic pop - and to our amazing audience for making it so special.

📸: Shirlaine Forrest

‘I’m a Stranger Here Myself, Wainwright Does Weill’ arrives Nov 21, and today I’m thrilled to share its first glimpse: “Mack the Knife.”

Captured live with the Pacific Jazz Orchestra led by Chris Walden, the single and performance video are out now. Watch/listen: 30tgrs.ffm.to/macktheknife

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I’m heading back to Café Carlyle this December for five nights, December 9–13. It’s one of my favorite rooms in New York, and I’ll be joined by the wonderful Jacob Mann on piano. We’ll be mixing in some holiday repertoire with some of my favorites. Tickets are on sale now!

Our voices should never be silenced by those in power. If it happens to one of us, it happens to all of us. This goes against the very values our democracy was built upon.

The time to be loud is now. Join me and ACLU in defending and preserving free speech rights.

Add your name:

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I’m joining @aclu.org and over 400 fellow artists to stand against the federal government’s retaliation against Jimmy Kimmel, and against the threats aimed at journalists, creatives, and companies simply for exercising their right to free speech.

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Recorded live with the brilliant Pacific Jazz Orchestra under the baton of Chris Walden, this performance lets the orchestra swing with full force while I dive headfirst into Weill’s world.

The single will be out September 26th.
30tgrs.ffm.to/macktheknife

“Mack The Knife” has always been one of Kurt Weill’s most iconic songs, and I’ve loved it since first wearing out the grooves of Teresa Stratas’ Weill record in my twenties. Now I finally get to share my own version.

Siegfried wanted me to tell you that our LA holiday show, Hooray for Holidays is on sale now!

Tickets available at www.rufuswainwright.com

On November 6, Ellis Island, @rufus-wainwright.bsky.social will join us at the 2025 #AuroraPrize Ceremony to celebrate 10 years of uplifting extraordinary humanitarians.

Don’t miss this milestone event: events.auroraprize.com/event/2025-aurora-prize-for-awakening-humanity-ceremony/e694572 #Aurora10

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Proceeds from the concert will go directly to Folk Cancer: The Kate McGarrigle Project, a collaboration that Martha and I established with Cancer Can Rock.

Sign up on www.rufuswainwright.com for pre-sale access. Presale starts 9/17 at 9 AM PT. On sale 9/18 at 9 AM PT. VIP packages available.

It’s that time of the year again! Martha and I are excited to announce this year’s holiday show will take place in Los Angeles. Hooray For Hollydays! will feature an amazing lineup including Beck, Lucy Dacus, Jordan Firstman, Jake Wesley Rogers, Loudon Wainwright III, Lucy Wainwright Roche, and more

Thank you for 3 amazing shows this past week in Healdsburg, Ojai and Orange CA! I’m back in New York getting ready for our Sold Out show tonight celebrating Opening Night. ✨

📸: Mackenzee Osborne

I’ve been waiting for ages to write my first musical, and with this fantastic story, plus the incomparable Sheridan Smith, not to mention the incredible Ivo van Hove, I don’t think I could have aimed any higher.

For me, John Cassavetes’ movie Opening Night has long been a shining beacon representing excellence in cinema and the might of live theatre. An intense marriage of film and stage, it is about a very personal mental and creative survival that I think we can all relate to on a very deep human level.

I’m proud to say the original West End live cast album from my musical Opening Night is out now!

Healdsburg 09.09 ✨

Amazing time at Little Saint in Healdsburg as always. See you tonight Ojai!

📸: James Wirth

“Mack The Knife” live with the Pacific Jazz Orchestra

The original West End live cast recording of ‘Opening Night’ is out this Friday!

Pre-save/order now:
orcd.co/openingnight

Date night this past Saturday at the Pantages Theatre seeing Shucked!

I will be performing at this year's New Yorker Festival with Lucy Dacus, and then will be joining the New Yorker staff writer Amanda Petrusich in conversation. Limited tickets remain: newyorkerfest.visitlink.me/gSOmSe

Rufus Wainwright’s first album he bought with his own money and first concert he attended on Stories To Tell Richard Marx

“Vibrate” live in Spoleto, Italy

Filmed by Alessandro Pratelli Festival Di Spoleto and ©musicpress.agency Sound by Emilio De Virgilio