New trustees add talent & wealth of experience to UK foundation

Announcing the recent appointment of 2 new trustees for the UK Foundation Dame Kiri said she was delighted to have secured such a wealth of talent and experience to further...

Lexus Song Quest Talent stuns preliminary judges

As this edition of Aria goes to press the names of the 12 semi-finalists in the 2012 Lexus Song Quest were announced. The list includes young Dunedin based baritone Kawiti...

Foundation well represented at Windsor Recital

The Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation was recently well represented at a prestigious private recital hosted by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement Village passes the test

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa recently captivated her Gisborne hometown crowd as she sang some of her favourite songs when she attended the official opening of the Kiri Te Kanawa Retirement...

Phillip Rhodes on a role

The Foundation continues to support young New Zealand baritone Phillip Rhodes who recently sang the title role in the brand new opera Hôhepa for The NBR New Zealand Opera at...

Young New Zealand Tenor studying in Cardiff

Darren Pene Pati is a 24yr old Samoan-born tenor living in New Zealand. In the past two years he has won the Sydney Eisteddfod Macdonalds Aria, the prestigious NZ Aria...