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Rufus, Martha and Lucy Wainwright to perform at Montreal's Jazz Festival

Rufus brings his opera, Prima Donna, to Place des Arts while his sisters Martha and Lucy perform Songs in the Dark at Thtre du Nouveau Monde.

Rufus brings opera while Martha and Lucy perform a folk-inspired repertoire

Rufus and Martha Wainwright talk to reporters at a press conference on Friday. (Radio-Canada)

It will be aWainwright family affair at theMontreal International Jazz Festival this year as siblings Rufus, Martha and Lucy will all perform indoor shows.

Rufus, a longtime opera aficionado will be bringing his first opera,Prima Donna, to Montreal.It will be performed on July 2 and againJuly 3 at Place des Arts'Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier.

In the secondhalf of the show, he will sing his greatest hitsalong witha symphony orchestra. Wainwright is returning to the Jazzfestafter beingpart of the opening concert atPlace des Festivals in 2012.

Half-sisters Martha and Lucy will perform songs from their families'repertoirealong with other folk classics likeSimon & Garfunkel orTownes Van Zandt.

They performWednesday, July 6 through Friday. Tickets to those shows, which will take placeat Thtre du Nouveau Monde, startat $36.50.