Rufus Wainwright has married his long-term partner Jorn Weisbrodt.
Singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright was married to producer Jorn Weisbrodt at his home in Montauk, New York, yesterday.!
Jörn Weisbrodt
German arts administrator
Jörn Weisbrodt | |
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Weisbrodt in 2013 | |
Born | (1973-01-26) 26 January 1973 (age 51) Hamburg, West Germany |
Nationality | German–American |
Occupation(s) | Arts administrator and singer |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Jörn Weisbrodt (born 26 January 1973)[1] is a German-American arts administrator,[2] singer, and former artistic director of the Luminato Festival, Toronto's annual Festival of Arts and Creativity.[3] He is currently the artistic director of ALL ARTS,[4] a streaming platform and broadcast channel from WNET.
Early life and education
Weisbrodt was born in Hamburg[5] and studied opera direction at the Hanns Eisler Music Conservatory in Berlin, graduating in 2000.[6] While still a student, he worked closely with directors Ruth Berghaus, Heiner Müller, Peter Stein, Peter Konwitschny and Robert Wilson.[7] He became Wilson's person