Thanks to The Wizard of Oz, the state of Kansas will forever be known for its tornadoes.

Another Kansas-born force of nature, the self-styled 'Yankee Diva' and multi-Grammy-winning opera singer Joyce DiDonato, is about to encounter the other Aus.

DiDonato is one of the world's most in demand singers, and she's making her first trip to Australia this month, performing in Hobart and Melbourne.

Not your traditional opera diva

DiDonato is the antithesis of the traditional operatic diva.

Legends with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato

Ahead of her debut Australian tour, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato talks with Mairi Nicolson about her love of new music, her drive for activism and her passion for teaching.

In person and on her blog, she's down-to-earth, funny and self-deprecating and brings thes

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