Dame Kiri te Kanawa‘s cousin (who calls the opera diva “auntie because of the age difference”) is promoting “Australia’s first pole-dancing championships.” 

By on November 14, 2009 at 10:34 AM
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Two things Dame Kiri te Kanawa doesn’t like to talk about: retirement and knickers. [The Australian]

By on September 02, 2009 at 2:01 PM
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On April 17, Dame Kiri te Kanawa returns to the scene of… well, not a crime, actually, more like a triumph: that is, her surprise Met debut in Otello way back in 1974. No, she’s not singing, but on April 17 she will make a personal appearance at the Metropolitan Opera Shop, to greet her…

By on March 30, 2007 at 10:23 AM
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Operatic trailblazer Kiri te Kanawa has won yet another victory for every soprano who doesn’t really feel all that much like singing anyway. The Kiwi canary testified that it was only after agreeing to appear on a concert program with veteran pop icon John Farnham that she discovered that some of his fans expressed their…

By on March 21, 2007 at 5:15 PM
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