Fact: Opera legend Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has signed up to make a rare Tv appearance on British period drama Downton Abbey. The star will be seen performing during a party scene in an upcoming episode.
Fact: Opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the upcoming Classical Brit Awards. The New Zealand-born soprano follows in the footsteps of other music legends including JOSE CARRERAS and Placido Domingo who have previously been presented with the prize. The ceremony will take place in London on 13 May (10).
Fact: New Zealand singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame following a performance which opened the famed venue's 2009 summer concert series on Friday night (19Jun09).
Fact: Rockers Bon Jovi and soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa are to headline this year's Royal Variety Performance in Liverpool, England. Also set to perform in front of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip in December (07) are pop acts James Blunt and ENRIQUE IGLESIAS.