Dame Kiri Te Kanawa gained legendary status almost overnight, following her sensational debut as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1971. She has since moved ...

KIRI Te Kanawa became one of opera’s most celebrated stars during a legendary career that spanned almost five decades. The world-renowned soprano, 74, also performed at Princes Charles‘ wedding to ...

Classical CD: KIRI TE KANAWA: Waiata (Sony) Stars: 3/5 Verdict: New Zealand soprano comes up with a staid celebration of 50 years in the recording studio. Te Kanawa's creamy lyric soprano was not made ...

Spate of reality TV stars and tough UK visa rules make life hard for young opera singers. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has made an impassioned plea for Britain to stop blocking the flow of young singers into ...

Renowned soprano Kiri Te Kanawa’s Saturday-evening recital at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall was billed as her “farewell” appearance in Washington. Having effectively retired from the operatic stage ...

Reporting from New York — In her four decades of performing on the international stage, Kiri Te Kanawa has appeared to live a fairy-tale existence. Adopted as an infant, Te Kanawa enjoyed a modest New ...

Soprano who retired from operatic roles in 2009 says her voice ‘is in the past’ and reveals final concert was a year ago Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has announced her retirement from public performance after ...

A very special ITV News report on Dame Kiri's Gramophone Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Nina Nannar On the same day that Dame Kiri Te Kanawa received her Gramophone Lifetime Achievement ...

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa gained legendary status almost overnight, following her sensational debut as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1971. She has since moved ...

Mozart's absolutely gorgeous 'Exsultate, jubilate' ...