Prima Donna (opera)

For the lead female singer in an opera company, see Prima donna.

Prima Donna
Opera by Rufus Wainwright
Librettist
  • Bernadette Colomine
  • Rufus Wainwright
LanguageFrench
Premiere
July 2009
Manchester International Festival, United Kingdom

Prima Donna is an opera in two acts with music by Rufus Wainwright to a French language libretto by Wainwright and Bernadette Colomine.[1][2][3] The opera premiered at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, on 10 July 2009 at the Manchester International Festival.[4][5]

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