History

Dame Malvina Major has a wide range of notable successes during her career, including winning the New Zealand Mobil Song Quest in 1963, the Melbourne Sun Aria in 1964 and the Kathleen Ferrier Competition in London in 1966. Adding further to her distinguished career, Dame Malvina Major was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1985 and in 1991 was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire.