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Dame Kiri perturbed by flying underwear, court told

Underwear tossing a deal breaker for opera star

TE KANAWA PULLED OUT OF CONCERT BECAUSE OF RAUNCHY FANS

Court told of dame’s fear of undie throwers

Dame Kiri got knickers in twist over concerts

7 comments

  • Winpal says:

    Kiri is AussieBummed – “I’m No BVDiva”

  • reedroom says:

    This is fucking hilarious–and not just because I’ve had two manhattans and 1/3 a bottle of wine (okay, 1/2 a bottle)…I read this on artsjournal.com yesterday and laughed my ass off (I wish) and of course sent it to my ex-lover/tenor friend…thanks, la cieca, for highlighting it…(as I’m listening to Rysanek’s rendition of “In questa reggia”)

  • Baritenor says:

    To quote Lillian LeFluer from Nine:

    “I LOVE it!”

  • Terence Walsh says:

    Just like the James Bond adage for ‘a martini shaken, not stirred’
    try “Panties stir….Diva shaken”

  • baryton francais says:

    Priceless.

  • OPERA CHANTEUSE says:

    Why would they throw it at an aging soprano. With Fleming or Gheorghiu, I can understand. But Te Kanawa?

  • Hans Lick says:

    op chanteuse — you can’t be serious. I’d throw a custard pie at Fleming or a strudel at Gheorghiu, but Kiri — this jock’s for you!

    Mwah!