Prima Donna (opera)

While Wainwright was initially open to the idea of translating the text into English, he said the French became "too entrenched in the music".

In addition, the Met would not be able to premiere Prima Donna earlier than the 2014 season, and Wainwright insisted he "wanted to get it out as soon as possible".

[9] With a workshop scheduled for January 2009, Wainwright revealed in a Brazilian TV show interview that his opera was to premiere in Manchester, United Kingdom in July 2009.

[10] In December 2009, Sundance Channel aired a 90-minute documentary, directed by George Scott, titled Prima Donna spotlighting the history of Wainwright's career and his attempt to "create classical opera from scratch".

In 2015, Wainwright launched a new version of a scene from the opera, accompanied by a film directed by Francesco Vezzoli, featuring Cindy Sherman as the Prima Donna.

Régine notices a great resemblance between André and the tenor who sang during the premiere production of Aliénor d'Aquitaine.