Check out this video of my friend Ginger Costa Jackson singing in Verbier, Switzerland with Rufus Wainwright! I was so delighted by this I just had to share it. Ginger is one of the most talented and beautiful young opera singers.

I met her in Utah and she once gave us a little performance at our house. Set on the side of a huge mountain, this is a rather large house with a cavernous living room. She shook the rafters. The sound of her powerful voice traveled through my open windows, down the mountain and caused all the neighborhood dogs to howl. Astounding.

Ginger now performs all over the world and in New York City at The Metropolitan Opera.

This also happens to be my favorite song from Rufus. Little Sister is a sad song set in paradoxically cheerful music. The lyrics are bizarre but profound if you dig deep.