Kiri programe young singers soar
The inaugural Kiri Programme (2016-17) which was completed in July included five intense modules focused on motivational psychology, grooming, media training as well as business skills, language, acting and vocal development. Experts in their fields were brought in from overseas and around New Zeala
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Cover Award helps open door for Covent Garden debut
Last year Armenian tenor Liparit Avetisyan was awarded the 2016-17 Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation (UK) Cover Award.
Kiri Programme young singers soar
A year ago, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa called on philanthropists and businesses in New Zealand to partner with her charitable foundation in a new nursery of artistic excellence called The...
The Kiri Programme – first module provided intensive tuition
The top three places in the Dunedin Aria Competition finals in September went to young singers fresh from their first “module” of the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation’s new singer...
Singers to listen for
Earlier this year the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Wellington, hosted a very special concert at St Andrews on the Terrace in Wellington. John...
Two great antipodean sopranos have much in common
With Melbourne’s magnificent Cranlana estate bathed in the first sunlight of spring, the stage was set for a master class with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and the singers from Australia’s...