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 ...

In some ways, the high point of the New York Philharmonic’s opening-night concert Wednesday at Avery Fisher Hall came during an encore by soprano Kiri Te Kanawa. Dame Kiri, who looks as radiant as ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa’s life began far from the glamorous world of opera. She was born in Gisborne, New Zealand, where she was raised by adoptive parents. She says her father, who owned a trucking ...

Mezzo-soprano singer Katie Trigg of Hamilton has been named as the winner of the 2024 Lexus Song Quest in association with the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation, Aotearoa's most prestigious opera competition.