The six finalists performed with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Wellington's Michael Fowler Cente in the presence of ...

Samuel Mataele, countertenor from Auckland, has been named the winner of the 2026 Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest, Aotearoa New Zealand’s most prestigious opera competition, in a milestone year marking the ...

Finding the voices of tomorrow - welcome to the RNZ Concert live-broadcast of the second semi-final of the Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest 2026 starting at 6:30pm on Sunday 5 July 2026.

The great mezzo Frederica Von Stade is head judge in this year’s Song Quest.

As a reviewer you hear lots of advance hype about a particular show or performer before having your own experience.

LONDON (Reuters) - The stage was strewn with daffodils and a cake was wheeled out as Dame Kiri te Kanawa celebrated her 70th birthday on Thursday singing on stage at Covent Garden where the New ...

New Zealand soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa looks back at her life in song through 40 years of performances from the archives, including rugby anthem World in Union on Top of the Pops.

Tauranga soprano Sarah Mileham has been named one of six finalists for the inaugural 2026 Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest competition. The six singers were selected in front of a live audience by ...

Backed by the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal in Montreal Canada famed soprano Kiri Te Kanawa sings selections from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro Dove Sono Puccinis Tosca Vissi ...

LONDON — "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 upcoming fourth season as real-life diva Nellie ...