Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

Why would someone not want to appear on stage with the great Farnsey? I know I would love to perform a duet with him.

From the Sydney Morning Telegraph ...

KIWI diva Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is set to be the superstar witness in a Supreme Court trial in Sydney next week, accused of refusing to sing with John Farnham.The breach of contract case, which begins on Monday, will pit the opera great and her agent against Australian promoters Frank Williams and Eileen Newbury of Leading Edge Events, who were forced to cancel a series of concerts featuring Farnham and Te Kanawa two years ago. Tickets for the three shows, scheduled for the Domain in Sydney and Werribee in Victoria, were selling strongly with corporations, who rushed to buy tables at the concerts for $9500 each. Promoted as ``Two Great Voices,'' the naming rights alone were apparently set to bag Leading Edge Events $900,000. Te Kanawa's alleged no-show could cost the diva $300,000. At the time of the cancellation, reports suggested the Dame had complained Farnham was ``too chatty'' when performing on stage.