I can’t believe it's been 19 years since I took my first stab at recreating the greatest night in showbiz - Judy Garland’s iconic 1961 concert at Carnegie Hall. In 2006, I took the same stage she stood on and somehow made it out in one piece (after performing 26 pieces), and garnered my first ever GRAMMY nomination! Well, I’m throwing myself into the deep end one final time in London at The Royal Albert Hall for the 20th anniversary of that concert, with no other than the incomparable Stephen Or

It’s hard to believe after this interview, I’ve composed two operas, Prima Donna and Hadrian, and most recently, the Dream Requiem, which debuted last year in Paris and is now coming to Walt Disney Concert Hall on May 4th with the LA Master Chorale and Jane Fonda as the narrator. | Rufus Wainwright

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