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Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa [1] ONZ, CH, DBE, AC (/ ˈ k ɪr i t ə ˈ k ɑː n ə w ə /), [2] born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron (6 March 1944), is a New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". [3]
Kiri Te Kanawa (born March 6, 1944, Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand) is a New Zealand lyric soprano best known for her repertoire of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss. As a five-week-old infant, she was adopted by Tom and Nell Te Kanawa and given the name Kiri.
The New Zealand soprano Kiri Te Kanawa is one of the great divas of the 20th century whose fame goes far beyond the circle of opera lovers, without her private life ever having made the headlines like that of Maria Callas.
15 paź 2024 · Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is internationally famed as a soprano. By the time she was 20 she had won all the major vocal prizes available in the South Pacific, and had also started her recording career – unusual for a prima donna in any era.
6 mar 2019 · Kiri Te Kanawa is arguably the most renowned artist to come out of New Zealand in the opera world. Born on March 6, 1944, the soprano was born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron but was adopted as an infant by Thomas Te Kanawa and his wife Nell.
Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa ONZ CH DBE AC (/ˌkɪri tɪ ˈkɑːnəwə/; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand soprano. She has a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced".
Introducing the renowned New Zealand soprano, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, with a glimpse into four decades of her incredible opera career.
