Although she already hasn't sung publicly in nearly a year, the 73-year-old lyric soprano from New Zealand told the BBC Wednesday morning: "That's... One of the world's best-known opera stars, Dame ...

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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa just celebrated her 66th birthday on March 6. But the opera singer has no plans to retire. "My idea is if you stop and rest, you rust," she insisted. "I can't stop. "For the last ...

At the Downton Abbey press launch this week, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa told reporters she is thrilled to be part of the historical drama series which airs on the UK's ITV and PBS in the U.S. The opera star ...

An icon of the international stage, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is one of the world's greatest opera singers of modern times. From modest beginnings in Gisborne, New Zealand, she achieved her success through ...

Attending the opera is a little like throwing a dinner party. There are so many little details to worry about -- what to wear, where to sit, what to say -- that it's easy to lose track of why you're ...

FILE - File photo dated May 13, 2010 of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. "Downton Abbey," the world's favorite country-house soap, is getting a dose of opera. Producers say soprano Kiri Te Kanawa will appear in ...

The UK’s recorded music association, The BPI, today announced that The Classical BRIT Awards 2010 with NS&I will honour one of the most loved sopranos of the past century, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa with ...

"Downton Abbey" lost a few cast members last season, but is adding six news ones, including opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. The show will also bring back Shirley MacLane for its Season 4 finale. The ...

One of the world's best-known opera stars, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, has announced that she will never sing in public again — bringing a long, storied career to a close. Te Kanawa was named a Dame ...

One of the world's best-known opera stars, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, has announced that she will never sing in public again — bringing a long, storied career to a close. Te Kanawa was named a Dame ...