Royal Stockholm Philharmonic - Rufus Wainwright: Want Symphonic

The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra joins Rufus Wainwright in a symphonic setting of the iconic albums Want One and Want Two.

With irresistible ease, Rufus Wainwright moves between pop, cabaret and classical music. His first opera was recently revived at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, and with his love of the grand and dramatic, he has created a truly unique musical universe.

Now he returns to Konserthuset Stockholm – this time together with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra – in Want Symphonic: a magnificent concert experience featuring music from his acclaimed albums Want One and Want Two. Rufus Wainwright sees the symphonic arrangements as elevating the music to a whole new level. “There’s nothing more breathtaking than singing in front of a full orchestra.”

Often described as Wainwright’s most epic works, the two albums embrace everything from chamber pop and cabaret to opera and the Great American Songbook, with…