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Rufus Wainwright sets Shakespeare to music
If you're thinking of marking the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright has crafted the perfect soundtrack: Take All My Loves: Nine Shakespeare Sonnets, is released this week. Weekend's Julian Worricker asked him - what are his first memories of Shakespeare?
(Picture: Rufus Wainwright. Credit: Deutsche Grammophon/Matthew Welch).
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Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death
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