Beauty may be, as the title character of Samuel Barber’s 1958 opera Vanessa puts it, “the hardest gift to keep.” But some folks manage to keep it awfully well. Just check out the soprano in that role ...

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 ...

Renowned soprano Kiri Te Kanawa’s Saturday-evening recital at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall was billed as her “farewell” appearance in Washington. Having effectively retired from the operatic stage ...

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 ...

“Downton Abbey” is set to get a visit from a famous opera singer in its new season. Kiri Te Kanawa, the renowned soprano from New Zealand, is scheduled to appear on the popular British period soap ...

IN JUST A FEW weeks time, the world will be watching this century’s biggest royal event so far — King Charles III’s Coronation. While the palace continues to reveal esteemed guests and processional ...

Te Kanawa on Bocelli: “He wants to be an opera singer, but he isn’t.” On Boyle: ”Let’s get off that subject. Move on. I’m doing something classical, not whiz-bang. Whiz-bang disappears. It goes ‘whiz’ ...

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 ...