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Major Singing Competition Renamed the Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest

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New Zealand’s The Song Quest has announced that the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation will become its Principal Naming Rights Partner. As such, beginning in 2026, the competition will be known as the Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest. Formerly known as the Mobil Song Quest and later the Lexus Song Quest, the competition was founded in 1956 and has provided opportunities {…}

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Julien Van Mellaerts Wins Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Laureate

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Baritone Julien Van Mellaerts has been given The Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Laureate from the superstar soprano herself. The baritone is a former winner of the first prize at the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition and the Kathleen Ferrier Awards. He has performed with such organizations as the Verbier Festival, Salzburg Mozartwoche, Opéra National de Lorraine, Opera Holland Park, and {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Kiri Te Kanawa, Jonas Kaufmann & Jakub Józef Orliński Lead CD/DVD Releases

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As part of this week’s CD / DVD releases, audiences will get an early Christmas, solo albums, a world premiere recording, and a classic recording. Here is a look at what audiences can watch or listen to this week. Anima Aeterna Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński brings his latest album to Erato, showcasing an adventurous album of sacred arias and motets {…}

News, Streaming

Anja Harteros, Irina Lungu, Piotr Beczala, Kiri Te Kanawa, Luciano Pavarotti Headline Top 10 Operas to Stream this Week

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As we get deeper and deeper into the summer months and festivals start to open back up, it seems inevitable that streams are becoming rarer and rarer. But there are still several incredible options out there and this week’s offering showcase a breadth of variety. (***Some of these performances may be region-blocked (only accessible to people connected to a network {…}

News, Streaming

Luciano Pavarotti, Kiri Te Kanawa, Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Natalie Dessay Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 69th Week of Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 69th straight week of streams. Per a press release, this week’s streams, which will be dedicated to the operas of Richard Strauss, will include several first-time broadcasts. Here is a breakdown of the schedule. Week 69 – Strauss Week  Monday, July 5 – Strauss’s “Der Rosenkavalier” Starring Kiri Te Kanawa, Tatiana Troyanos, Judith Blegen, Luciano Pavarotti, Derek Hammond-Stroud, and Kurt {…}

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Kiri Te Kanawa, Roberto Alagna, Joyce DiDonato, René Pape, Plácido Domingo Headline Week 21 of Metropolitan Opera’s Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced the 21st week of its nightly streams. This week’s slates will feature a number of notable artists as well as performances dating between 1992 through 2020. Monday, August 3 – Mozart’s The Magic Flute Starring Ying Huang, Erika Miklósa, Matthew Polenzani, Nathan Gunn, and René Pape, conducted by James Levine. From December 30, 2006. Tuesday, August {…}

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Waltraud Meier & Kiri Te Kanawa Among Jury Members For Mirjam Helin Competition

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The Mirjam Helin Competition has announced the jury for this year’s competition. This year, the jury will be led by an all-star line up of singers including Olaf Bär, Ben Heppner, Vesselina Kasarova, François Le Roux, Waltraud Meier, Deborah Polaski, and Kiri Te Kanawa. The competition’s Executive Director Marja-Leena Pétas-Arjava said in a press release, “Once again, the Mirjam Helin Competition {…}