page_title: Rufus Wainwright
hierarchical_section_title: Rufus Wainwright
caption_attribution_description: English: Rufus Wainwright at Metropolitan Opera's 2010-11 Season Opening Night - "Das Rheingold"
context_page_description: Rufus Wainwright is a Canadian-American singer. He is the son of singers and performers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle. His sister Martha Wainwright is also a well known singer.
  In 2009 he wrote his first opera, Prima Donna, which was first performed at the Manchester International Festival.
  Wainwright made his first album in 1998. It was called Rufus Wainwright.
context_section_description: Rufus Wainwright (born July 23, 1973, Rhinebeck, New York) is a Canadian-American singer. He is the son of singers and performers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle. His sister Martha Wainwright is also a well known singer.
  In 2009 he wrote his first opera, Prima Donna, which was first performed at the Manchester International Festival.
  Wainwright made his first album in 1998. It was called Rufus Wainwright.
caption: Wainwright at the Metropolitan Opera in 2010
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