Set List | 'Want Symphonic Want One', R Wainwright:
'Overture' (BBC Concert Orchestra), 'Oh What a World', 'I Don't Know What It Is', 'Vicious World', 'Movies of Myself', 'Pretty Things', 'Go or Go Ahead', 'Vibrate', '14th Street', 'Natasha', 'Harvester of Hearts', 'Beautiful Child', 'Want', '11:11', 'Dinner at Eight', ENCORE 'Going to a Town' |
Performance Notes | Rufus Wainwright brings his signature brand of Baroque pop back to the Proms in the first of two concerts with the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Sarah Hicks.
The Canadian-American singer, songwriter and composers 2003 album, Want One,draws on everything from opera to cabaret, chanson and jazz. Here, it is presented in brand new symphonic arrangements created specially for the Proms.
The event was broadcast on BBC Radio 3. |
Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2023/ ), Programme (RAHE/1/2023/ ), Digital Photographs |