Underwear tossing was the deal breaker, a lawsuit brought against renowned opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa contends. By The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia — Underwear tossing was the deal breaker, a ...

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 ...

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa gained legendary status almost overnight, following her sensational debut as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1971. She has since moved ...

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 ...

Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa ONZ, CH, DBE, AC (/ˈkɪri təˈkɑːnəwə/; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a retired New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — New Zealand soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, touring Australia to celebrate her 70th birthday, makes a rule of never discussing retirement. In keeping with the philosophy she ...