Kiri te Kanawa, soprano. Lyon National Opera Orchestra, Kent Nagano, conductor (Erato) Perhaps the very close recording reveals some hardness to her tone and now there is a slight beat on the highest ...

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has embarked on a farewell tour of sorts, and as part of it she stopped at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall on Tuesday night. We say “of sorts” because the 63-year-old ...

Soprano Kiri Te Kanawa has built her reputation on her gorgeous voice and equally handsome face and figure. At an impressively well-attended recital Sunday at the Orange County Performing Arts Center, ...

Soprano Kiri Te Kanawa gave what was billed as her Orange County farewell recital Tuesday at a sold-out Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Presented by the Philharmonic Society of Orange County ...

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 ...

In the 23 years since she scored a sensation as the Countess in “The Marriage of Figaro” at Covent Garden, Kiri te Kanawa has become one of the most celebrated singers of modern times in the opera ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of New Zealand's most loved artists, songstress Dame Kiri Te Kanawa will celebrate her 70th Birthday year in a gala recital in the Festival Theatre on 18 May. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's glorious ...

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is a world-renowned opera singer and the first Kiwi to ever win a Grammy Award. In 1971, a young New Zealand opera singer was introduced to the British public for the first time.