The Residentie Orkest honors Rufus Wainwright with a grand survey of his work at the fault line between pop and classical. Of course, the singer-songwriter himself will be present with piano and guitar. Soprano Danielle De Niese adds cachet to the roller coaster through his oeuvre.

To call Rufus Wainwright versatile is an understatement. The son of singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III's roots are in pop music, but soon classical music beckoned as well. His opera debut Prima Donna (2015) was followed in 2018 by Hadrian, his second opera. That was still the subject of an impressive "symphonic visual concert" in the Great Hall in the spring of 2024.

Rufus Wainwright receives vocal support from none other than Danielle De Niese. The granddaughter of John Christie, the originator of the Glydebourne Opera House, it is impossible to imagine the opera world without her. With her lyrical soprano, she sings grand baroque operas as easily as contemporary works.

Special Guest: Carice van Houten

Carice van Houten recites the five Shakespeare sonnets performed by soprano Danielle de Niese in Wainwright's impressive Five Shakespeare Sonnets. She will also perform with De Niese in the Unperfect Actor, adapted especially for the Residentie Orkest - a composition based on a Shakespeare sonnet and an existing song by Rufus Wainwright, which will have its world premiere in a new orchestral version on this evening. As if that were not enough, Carice will also perform some songs with Rufus Wainwright behind the piano.