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May 22, 2014 · Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has branded opera critics "bullies" after Glyndebourne singer Tara Erraught was described as "stocky" and "dumpy" in the press. The mezzo soprano was criticised by...
Mar 7, 2008 · Just weeks after slagging off popera singers as fakes, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is to feature on a compilation album alongside teenage Rotorua popera star...
Early years in London. In 1966, without an audition, she enrolled at the London Opera Centre to study under Vera Rózsa and James Robertson, who reputedly said Te Kanawa lacked a singing technique when she arrived at the school but had a gift for captivating audiences. [12] .
Feb 23, 2008 · Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, the opera diva, has launched a withering attack on singers who become celebrities by crossing popular and classical music, describing them as "the new fakes for the...
Since retiring in 2017, Dame Kiri has dedicated herself to supporting up-and-coming opera singers through the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation.
Mar 6, 2024 · Kiri Te Kanawa as the Countess in Le Nozze de Figaro at Covent Garden in 1971. Photo: Supplied While traditional operatic garments were out of Dame Kiri's hands, this one aligned with her many of her needs - namely, a clear chest and nothing fussy around the neck.
Jan 17, 2014 · Viewers may have recognized Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, the creamy-voiced soprano whose radiant beauty graced the world's top opera houses from the 1970s through '90s. But far fewer probably know...
