An Evening with the Dames

We are privileged to have the presence of Dame Malvina and Dame Kiri performing under the stars together at Black Barn Amphitheatre for only the second time ever.

This performance promises to be one of the special occasions this summer that simply shouldn’t be missed.

Dame Malvina’s international opera career has included twenty eight major Operatic roles, extensive Oratorio and Concert repertoire and discography of commercial recordings.

With an international career spanning all continents, in 2006 Dame Malvina accepted an invitation from the Marinsky Academy in St Petersburg to be one of a panel of judges to the Rimsky-Korsakov International Competition. Most recently in August 2008, performed in St James, Piccadilly with Haley Westenra, Will Martin and the touring Boy's and Men’s Choir of Christchurch Cathedral, New Zealand , Music Director, Brian Law.

Kiri Te Kanawa was born in New Zealand with European and Maori heritage.

After her sensational debut in Figaro Kiri Te Kanawa gained legendary status almost overnight and moved rapidly into the front rank of international opera. She became one of the most famous sopranos in the world, a familiar figure in the leading opera houses of the world
One of our most successful and recognised international performers is the opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa. Her fame mostly came from performing music that is not New Zealand made, but she also gained international exposure for traditional and contemporary Maori songs through recordings such as ‘Pokarekare ana’.