South African soprano to be the King’s Dame Kiri
NewsAt the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana spencer in july 1981, the eyes of the world turned on a Kiwi soprano in a canary-yellow outfit, earning Dame Kiri te Kanawa fame beyond words.
At the coronation of King Charles in May 2023, the star soprano will (we learn today) be the brilliant and deserving Pretty Yende.
Arise, Dame Pretty.
Also in the lineup are old Charles favourites John Eliot Gardiner, Bryn Terfel, Antonio Pappano and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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