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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, the world-renowned soprano favored by Queen Elizabeth II and who sang at Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding, publicly insulted singers who attempt to bridge the worlds between classical and pop music.

She said of singers such as Charlotte Church and Hayley Westenra:

“They are all fake singers, they sing with a microphone…. These people, two or three years and they’re gone.”

“People call them up-and-coming, but they never last. They are the new fakes for the new generation.”

Ouch, Dame Kiri, that’s a bit harsh, don’t you think? If anything, insult the real pop singers who can’t sing at all. But if you insist, then at least take this sentence off of your foundation’s Web site:

“While classical music is her first musical love, she has always had a keen interest in all forms and styles of musical expression.”