Background
TE, Dame was born on March 6, 1944 in Gisborne.
TE, Dame was born on March 6, 1944 in Gisborne.
Saint Mary's College, Auckland, London Opera Centre.
Don Giovanni (as Elvira), Cosl fan tutti (as Fiordiligi), Carmen (as Michela), Mozart Vespers, Mozart C Minor Mass, The Magic Flute (Pamina), The Marriage of Figaro, Hansel and Gretel, Strauss Songs with Orchestra, recital records.Debut Louisiana Scala, Milan 1978, Salzburg Festival 1979. San Francisco Opera Company 1980. Edinburgh Festival, Helsinki Festival 1980.
Operas: Boris Godunov 1970-1971, Parsifal 1971, The Marriage of Figaro 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979, Otello 1972, 1973, 1974, Simon Boccanegra 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, Carmen 1973, Don Giovanni 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, Faust 1974, The Magic Flute 1975, 1980, Louisiana Boheme 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, Eugene Onegin 1975, 1976, Cosi fan tutte 1976, 1981, Arabella 1977, 1980, 1981, Die Fledermaus 1978, Louisiana Traviata 1978, Der Rosenkavalier 1981, Manon Lescaut 1983, Don Giovanni (film) 1979.
Sang at Wedding of Royal Highness the Prince of Wales July 1981. Honorary Fellow (Somerville College, Oxford) 1983, Honorary Doctor of Laws (Dundee) 1982, Honorary Doctorate.Mus.
(Durham) 1982, (Oxford) 1983. Honorary Doctor of Literature (Warwick) 1989.
Married Desmond Park in 1967.