{"id":14519,"date":"2013-10-28T11:29:17","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T00:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=14519"},"modified":"2013-10-28T11:29:17","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T00:29:17","slug":"dame-kiri-to-tour-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=14519","title":{"rendered":"Dame Kiri To Tour in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14522\" alt=\"untitled\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/untitled17-325x152.png\" width=\"325\" height=\"152\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, one of the most beloved voices of our era performs in Sydney next year. This evening will be an opportunity to hear\u00a0the lyrical beauty of her voice and\u00a0the\u00a0sublime artistry\u00a0which have made her one of the world\u2019s greatest\u00a0singers.<\/p>\n<p>The tour celebrates her 70th Birthday and she will\u00a0perform her own personal selection of operatic favourites, accompanied by renowned New Zealand pianist Terence Dennis her long time collaborator, performer and academic.<\/p>\n<p>With a\u00a0career spanning over 40 years, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has become one of the most famous and respected sopranos of all time, with an outstanding presence in opera, in recital and on disc.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0appointed\u00a0Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to opera by the Queen in 1982,\u00a0appointed an Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia\u00a0in 1990\u00a0for services to the arts, particularly opera, and to the community, and in\u00a01995, Te Kanawa was appointed to the Order of New Zealand. She has received honorary degrees from\u00a0several\u00a0universities in the UK amongst them, Cambridge,\u00a0Durham and\u00a0Oxford as well as the Universities of Chicago, Auckland, and Waikato.\u00a0She received a lifetime achievement award from the British Recording Industry and as New Zealander of the Year in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets on\u00a0 sale from Monday\u00a021st October at 9.00am from<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sydneyoperahouse.com\">www.sydneyoperahouse.com<\/a>\u00a0 or call (02) 9250 7777<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketek.com.au\">www.ticketek.com.au<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0\u00a0132 849<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, one of the most beloved voices of our era performs in Sydney next year. 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