Rufus

Jane Fonda lends her dazzling narration to Rufus Wainwright’s enveloping ‘Dream Requiem,’ which provides some spiritual enhancement to L.A.

But Wonder didn’t appear to have gotten that note: After clasping hands with Khan, he started telling the story of writing “Tell Me Something Good” a decade earlier for her group Rufus, which led Khan to cue her backing band on that number instead.

Following the Sunday matinee of “Ainadamar” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Los Angeles Master Chorale gave the U.S. premiere of Rufus Wainwright’s new “Dream Requiem,” which proved an ideal companion to “Ainadamar.”

On the Friday that I visited in Beverly Hills, house music by Rufus du Sol played softly from a speaker as we practiced drills.

Rubasingham was named artistic director in December 2023, taking over from Rufus Norris after his decade in charge.