Prima Donna (Rufus Wainwright album)

2015 studio album by Rufus Wainwright

Prima Donna

Studio album by Rufus Wainwright

Released

September 11, 2015 (2015-09-11)

Genre

Opera

Label

Deutsche Grammophon (Universal Music Group)

Rufus Wainwright chronology

Rufus Wainwright: Live from the Artists Den
(2014)

Prima Donna
(2015)

Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets
(2016)

Prima Donna is a double album recording of Rufus Wainwright's 2009 opera of the same name, released internationally by the German classical record label Deutsche Grammophon (Universal Music Group) on September 11, 2015 and on October 2, 2015 in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The recording features performances by Janis Kelly, Kathryn Guthrie, Antonio Figueroa, Richard Morrison, and Jayce Ogren conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra. The album's release coincided with Prima Donna: A Symphonic Visual Concert.

Reception

Robert Levine of Classics Today gave the quality of the recording a rating of 8 out of 10.

Track listing

Disc 1 (Act 1)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Overture" (BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jayce Ogren)	6:07
2.	"Scene 1: 'Oh! Madame Saint Laurent !'" (Janis Kelly, Kathryn Guthrie, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	3:01
3.	"Scene 2: Aria 'J'ai rêvé toute la nuit'" (Kelly, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	2:59
4.	"Scene 3: 'Merci. Asseyez-vous'"	1:38
5.	"Scene 4: 'Ah ! Les soucis !'" (Kelly, Guthrie, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	1:10
6.	"Scene 5: 'Aliénor, quelle femme merveilleuse'" (Kelly, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	1:50
7.	"Scene 6: 'Mais non, Madame'" (Kelly, Guthrie, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	2:51
8.	"Scene 7: 'Mais que se passe-t-il donc'" (Kelly, Guthrie, Richard Morrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	1:59
9.	"Scene 8: 'À l'époque, François, avant'"	2:15
10.	"Scene 9: 'Cet appartement'"	1:32
11.	"Scene 10: 'Mon dieu qu'il est laid !'"	2:06
12.	"Scene 11: 'À ton âge, François'" (Morrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	2:42
13.	"Scene 12: 'Voici le journaliste !'" (Antonio Figueroa, Morrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	2:25
14.	"Scene 13: 'Bonjour, Madame Saint Laurent'"	2:14
15.	"Scene 14: 'Quand j'étais jeune étudiant'"	3:10
16.	"Scene 15: 'Madame Saint Laurent'" (Kelly, Figueroa, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	1:15
17.	"Scene 16: 'La Première'" (Kelly, Guthrie, Figueroa, Morrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	2:32
18.	"Scene 17: 'Régine quelle majesté'"	3:14
19.	"Scene 18: 'Abandonne, pose ta couronne'"	3:05
20.	"Scene 19: 'Charmant, tout à fait'" (Kelly, Figueroa, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	2:10
21.	"Scene 20: 'Oh, ma voix !'" (Kelly, Guthrie, Morrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	0:59
22.	"Scene 21: 'Oh ma douleur !'" (Kelly, Guthrie, Figueroa, Morrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	5:17
23.	"'Revenez donc ce soir' – Scene 22: Interlude" (Figueroa, Morrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	1:55
24.	"Scene 23: The Kiss" (BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	1:15
Total length:		59:41

Disc 2 (Act 2)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Overture" (BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	3:31
2.	"Scene 1: 'Dans mon pays de Picardie'" (Guthrie, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	5:04
3.	"Scene 2: 'Excusez-moi, Monsieur Philippe'" (Guthrie, Morrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	4:09
4.	"Scene 3: 'Vocalise'"	2:53
5.	"Scene 4: 'Et maintenant, Aliénor, à nous deux'"	1:04
6.	"Aria 'Quand j'étais jeune étudiante'" (Kelly, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	5:43
7.	"Scene 5: 'Dans ce jardin'" (Kelly, Figueroa, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	9:54
8.	"Scene 6: Meditation" (BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	6:11
9.	"Scene 7: 'C'est impossible !'" (Kelly, Guthrie, Morrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	4:02
10.	"Scene 8: 'Maintenant il est temps'" (Guthrie, Figueroa, Morrison, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	3:30
11.	"Scene 9: 'Je suis heureuse'" (Kelly, Guthrie, Figueroa, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	3:48
12.	"Scene 10: Aria 'Prenez-le donc'" (Kelly, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	6:11
13.	"Scene 11: Final Interlude" (BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	5:13
14.	"Scene 12: Brief Percussion Fireworks Music – Aria 'Les feux d'artifice'" (Kelly, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ogren)	6:56
Total length:		1:08:13

Track listing adapted from Deutsche Grammophon.

Personnel

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Antonio Figueroa
Kathryn Guthrie
Janis Kelly
Richard Morrison
Jayce Ogren

Credits adapted from Deutsche Grammophon

References

"Mit Leib und Seele – Rufus Wainwrights Operndebüt Prima Donna" (in German). Universal Music Group. August 18, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
"Rufus Wainwright presents Prima Donna: A Symphonic Visual Concert". Music-News. August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
"Rufus Wainwright opera 'Prima Donna' comes to disc". www.yourclassical.org. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
^ "Rufus Wainwright: Prima Donna". Deutsche Grammophon. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
"Rufus Wainwright's Prima Donna A Seconda-Rate Opera - Classics Today". www.classicstoday.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.

External links

Prima Donna: The Albumat PledgeMusic Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine

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Studio albums	Rufus Wainwright Poses Want One Want Two Release the Stars All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu Out of the Game Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets Unfollow the Rules Folkocracy
Live albums	Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall Milwaukee at Last!!! Live from the Artists Den Amsterdam Sinfonietta Live Rufus Does Judy at Capitol Studios
Compilations	Want House of Rufus Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright Unfollow the Rules: The Paramour Sessions
EPs	Waiting for a Want Alright, Already: Live in Montréal Tiergarten Technopera / Solitude of Heart / Do It to the Music (with Ampersounds)
Video albums	All I Want Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium Milwaukee at Last!!!
Singles	"I Don't Know What It Is" "Oh What a World" "Across the Universe" "The One You Love" "Hallelujah" "Going to a Town" "Rules and Regulations" "Tiergarten" "Me and Liza" "Sword of Damocles" "Trouble in Paradise" "Damsel in Distress" "Peaceful Afternoon" "Alone Time"
Other songs	"April Fools" "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" "One Man Guy" "Dinner at Eight" "The Art Teacher" "Gay Messiah" "Sanssouci"
Concerts	Odd Man Out Tour Out of the Game Tour The Best of Rufus Wainwright If I Loved You: Gentlemen Prefer Broadway All These Poses Anniversary Tour
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