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Although she already hasn't sung publicly in nearly a year, the 73-year-old lyric soprano from New Zealand told the BBC Wednesday morning: "That's... One of the world's best-known opera stars, Dame ...

Accompanied by long-time collaborator Terence Dennis, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa presented a large and varied program that had something to please absolutely everyone. If truth be told, much of the program — ...

New Zealand soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa looks back at her life in song through 40 years of performances from the archives, including rugby anthem World in Union on Top of the Pops.

Attending the opera is a little like throwing a dinner party. There are so many little details to worry about -- what to wear, where to sit, what to say -- that it's easy to lose track of why you're ...

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has said that she "couldn't say 'yes' fast enough" to appearing in Downton Abbey. Te Kanawa has been cast as real-life opera singer Dame Nellie Melba in Downton Abbey's fourth ...

"The achingly beautiful Strauss songs demonstrated her superb artistry with delicate pianissimo, a light vibrato and luscious legato rising to honey-coloured top notes." Courier Mail - February 2011 ...

A bank manager has reportedly been charged with stealing more than £400,000 from the retirement fund of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Sokvoeun Su, 27, allegedly transferred the cash from the 65-year-old opera ...

Norman Lebrecht talks to New Zealand opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, who reminisces about her life and career, including singing at the royal wedding in 1981. Show more Norman Lebrecht interviews Dame ...

LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - The stage was strewn with daffodils and a cake was wheeled out as Dame Kiri te Kanawa celebrated her 70th birthday on Thursday singing on stage at Covent Garden where the ...