Dame Kiri Te Kanawa received a lifetime achievement award from Gramophone Magazine. The award was bestowed on the singer on the same day that she announced that she was retiring from public performances and exactly 25 years since Gramophone awarded Artist of the Year to Dame Te Kanawa. That year, 1992, was a great year for the diva as she recorded {…}

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has announced her retirement from the stage. The 73-year-old soprano announced the news on BBC after having stopped performing a year ago. Her final performance was a concert in the Australian city of Ballarat last October. She noted, “Before I’d gone on, I said, right, this it. And that was the end.” During the interview, Te {…}