Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is one of the most admired sopranos - indeed classical artists - of our age. Last night, Gramophone celebrated her enormous contribution to music over an extraordinary career by giving her our 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Presto Classical. In a special Awards podcast, Editor-in-Chief James Jolly met with her to reflect on repertoire, recording and performance.

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