In January 1994, on a balmy evening on Auckland's waterfront, superstar soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa takes to the stage in front of a home crowd. In what was also a television event (introduced by Paul Holmes), Te Kanawa is backed by the Auckland Philharmonia led by British conductor Stephen Barlow. She performs a generous repertoire including the operatic arias that helped make her famous (an incandescent 'Un Bel Di' from Madame Butterfly and her signature 'O Mio Babbino Caro'), alongside three sets of popular songs, musical tunes and jazz standards. The rapt audience, many watching from moored boats, are also rewarded with an a capella 'Pōkarekare Ana'.