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 ...

KIRI Te Kanawa sits in the suite of Shelley's Hotel, East Sussex, looking as serene and beautiful as an orchid. Her eyes are large liquid pools of dark chocolate and, up close, her skin is darker than ...

Acclaimed international soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa celebrates the elegance of the Classical and Romantic eras with a very special recital at Auckland’s premier venue, the ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, ...

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 ...

Beauty may be, as the title character of Samuel Barber’s 1958 opera Vanessa puts it, “the hardest gift to keep.” But some folks manage to keep it awfully well. Just check out the soprano in that role ...

These days, it’s practically a noble deed when a singer known mainly for opera turns around and does art songs: Many don’t even bother. Here, Kiri te Kanawa gives herself quite a challenge. She faces ...

Cymraeg Gwefan Cardiff Singer of the World yn y Gymraeg (Cardiff Singer of the World website in Welsh) Last updated: 03 March 2011 Jury member: BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Kiri Te Kanawa moved ...

It was a chocolate and Champagne sort of night at the Hollywood Bowl. The festive mood at Friday’s season-opening concert proved extra-conducive for enjoying those consumables from one’s picnic basket ...

Foremost soprano and opera legend, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, is to receive an honorary degree from Victoria University of Wellington at a special conferment ceremony early in 2006. She first came to ...