Rufus Wainwright has gone to PledgeMusic to raise money to fund a studio recording of his opera Prima Donna.
PledgeMusic? For those who have just caught up with Kickstarter, which was launched in April 2009, it’s time to turn your attention to PledgeMusic which débuted in August of the same year. It is “the most creative and interactive way for you to be part of your favorite artists’ journey releasing new work”, says their site. Here there are fundraising campaigns by young or unknown talent, but not only: artists such as the Buzzcocks, George Benson and Rickie Lee Jones have turned to this site to realise propositions which don’t have ‘commercial’ written over them.
Recording an opera is expensive - Wainwright wants to hire the BBC Symphony Orchestra — which is why studio recordings of operas are a rarity.… [continue reading]
The post Rufus Wainwright is raising money to record his opera Prima Donna appeared first on gramilano.