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Dame Kiri Jeanette Te Kanawa , Order of New Zealand|ONZ , Order of the British Empire|DBE , Order of Australia|AC (pronounced IPAc-en|?|k|?|r|i|_|t|i-|_|'|k|??|n|?|w|?; born 6 March 1944, Gisborne, New Zealand ) is a New Zealand / Maori people|Maori soprano who has had a highly successful international opera career since 1968. Acclaimed as one of the most beloved sopranos in both the United States and United Kingdom|Britain http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/profile-tonight-she-sings-for-britain-kiri-te-kanawa-most-beloved-soprano-1551004.html Kiri, the most beloved soprano in Britain http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-08-20/entertainment/ct-live-0821-kiri-te-kanawa-review-20100820_1_charms-recitals-martin-theatre Kiri Te Kanawa - beloved diva she possesses a warm full lyric soprano voice, singing a wide array of works in multiple languages from the 17th to the 20th centuries. She is particularly associated with the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart , Richard Strauss|Strauss , Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi , George Frideric Handel|Handel and Giacomo Puccini|Puccini .GroveOnline|Kiri Te Kanawa| J.B. Steane |6 January|2009
Te Kanawa's voice has been described as having "a vibrant but mellow quality that is ample in size without being overly heavy or forced"citation needed|date=December 2010. Music critics have consistently praised the freshness and warmth of her voicecitation needed|date=December 2010. The sheer beauty of Te Kanawa's voice made her one of the leading operatic sopranos internationally of the 1970s and 1980s. She found particular success in portraying princesses, noble countesses and other similar characters on stage, as her naturally dignified stage presence and physical beauty complemented these roles well.
Although she now only rarely sings in operas, Te Kanawa still frequently performs in concert and recital, while giving masterclasses and supporting young opera singers in launching their careers. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/news/2008/12/08/dame-kiri-te-kanawa-on-coaching-young-singers-91466-22424741/ Matt Thomas, "Dame Kiri Te Kanawa on coaching young singers" on Walesonline.co.uk,8 Dec 2008 Retrieved 7 December 2009
Personal life
Kiri Te Kanawa was born as Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron in Gisborne on New Zealand's North Island . She has Maori people|Maori and European ancestry, but little is known about her birth parents, as she was adopted as an infant by Thomas Te Kanawa, a Maori, and his wife, Nell. She was educated at Saint Mary's College Auckland and formally trained in operatic singing by Sister Mary Leo|Sister Mary Leo, RSM . Te Kanawa began her singing career as a mezzo-soprano , but later developed into a soprano .Fingleton (1982), p. 21 Her recording of the "Nuns' Chorus" from the Johann Strauss II|Strauss operetta Casanova was New Zealand's first gold record.
Kiri met Desmond Park on a blind date in London in August 1967, and they married six weeks later in St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland .cite news |first= Stephen E. |last= Rubin |coauthors= |title= Kiri Did It All With A Bit of Maori Pride; About Kiri Te Kanawa |work= New York Times |page= AL 15 |date= 1974-03-03 |accessdate=5 January 2009|quote= We met on a blind date in London and got married about six weeks later.|url= They adopted two children, Antonia (1976) and Thomas (1979) who was named after Kiri's adoptive father. The couple divorced in 1997.Cite web |url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article718552.ece |title= A most undramatic exit for a prima donna |accessdate=5 January 2009 |last= Billen |first= Andrew |coauthors= |date= 2006-05-16 |work= The Times |publisher=
Career
In her teens and early 20s, Te Kanawa was a pop star and popular entertainer at clubs in New Zealand,Encyclopædia Britannica Online, "Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri" and regularly appeared in newspapers and magazines (see right).In 1965 she won the Lexus Song Quest|Mobil Song Quest with her performance of " Vissi d'arte " from Giacomo Puccini|Puccini 's Tosca . In 1963, she was runner-up to Malvina Major in the same competition. As the winner, she received a grant to study in London. In 1966, she then won the prestigious Australian Melbourne Sun-Aria contest, which Major had also won the previous year. Both students had been taught by Sister Mary Leo.
Early years in London
In 1966, without an audition, she enrolled at the London Opera Centre to study under Vera Rózsa and James Robertson, who reputedly said Te Kanawa lacked a singing technique when she arrived at the school but did have a gift for captivating audiences.Jenkins and d'Antal (1998) She first appeared on stage as the Second Lady in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart 's The Magic Flute , as well as in performances of Henry Purcell|Purcell 's Dido and Aeneas in December 1968 at the Sadler's Wells Theatre . She also sang the title role in Gaetano Donizetti|Donizetti 's Anna Bolena . In 1969, she sang Elena in Gioachino Rossini|Rossini 's La donna del lago at the Camden Festival ; and also was offered the role of the The Marriage of Figaro#Roles|Countess in The Marriage of Figaro after an audition of which the conductor, Colin Davis , said, "I couldn't believe my ears. I've taken thousands of auditions, but it was such a fantastically beautiful voice." Praise for her Idamante in Mozart's Idomeneo led to an offer of a three-year contract as junior principal at the Royal Opera House|Royal Opera House Covent Garden where she made her debut as Xenia in Boris Godunov (opera)|Boris Godunov and a Flower Maiden in Parsifal in 1970.Gilbert & Shir (2003) Under director John Copley , Te Kanawa was carefully groomed for the role of the Countess for a December 1971 opening.
International career
Meanwhile, word of her success had reached John Crosby (conductor)|John Crosby at the Santa Fe Opera , a summer opera festival in New Mexico , then about to begin its fifteenth season. He cast her in the role of the The Marriage of Figaro#Roles|Countess in The Marriage of Figaro , which opened on 30 July 1971. The performance also featured Frederica von Stade in her debut as The Marriage of Figaro#Roles|Cherubino . "It was two of the newcomers who left the audience dazzled: Frederica von Stade as Cherubino and Kiri te Kanawa as the Countess. Everyone knew at once that these were brilliant finds. History has confirmed that first impression." Scott, Eleanor (1976) The two sopranos have maintained their friendship.
On 1 December 1971 at Royal Opera House|Covent Garden , Kiri Te Kanawa repeated her Santa Fe performance and created an international sensation as the The_Marriage_of_Figaro#Roles|Countess : "with The_Marriage_of_Figaro#Act_2|"Porgi amor" Kiri knocked the place flat."Lebrech (2000) It was followed by performances as the Countess at the Opéra National de Lyon and San Francisco Opera in autumn 1972, while her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1974 as Desdemona in Otello took place at short notice, replacing an ill Teresa Stratas at the last minute. She sang at the Glyndebourne Festival in 1973, with further débuts in Paris (1975), Milan and Sydney (1978), Salzburg (1979) and Vienna (1980). In 1982 she gave her only stage performances as Tosca in Paris. In 1980 she added Elisabeth de Valois in Don Carlos to her repertory at Chicago, and in 1990 the Countess in Capriccio (opera)|Capriccio , sung first at San Francisco and with equal success at Covent Garden, Glyndebourne and the Metropolitan in 1998.
In subsequent years, she performed at the Lyric Opera of Chicago , Opéra National de Paris|Paris Opera , Sydney Opera House , the Vienna State Opera , La Scala , San Francisco Opera , Munich and Cologne, adding the Mozart roles of Donna Elvira, Pamina, and Fiordiligi, in addition to Italian roles such as Mimi in Giacomo Puccini|Puccini 's La bohème . She played Donna Elvira in Joseph Losey 's 1979 film adaptation of Don Giovanni (1979 film)|Don Giovanni .
She was seen and heard around the world in 1981 by an estimated 600 million people citation needed|date=January 2011. when she sang George Frideric Handel|Handel 's "Let the Bright Seraphim" at the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales , and Diana, Princess of Wales|Lady Diana Spencer .cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Famed soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is coming to Manila | work = | pages = 1 | language = | publisher = BusinessWorld | date = 2000-09-27 | url = http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb? RQT=302& cfc=1 | accessdate = 2008-07-17
In 1984, Leonard Bernstein decided to re-record the musical West Side Story , conducting his own music for the first time. Generally known as the "operatic version", it starred Te Kanawa as Maria, José Carreras as Tony, Tatiana Troyanos as Anita, Kurt Ollman as Riff, and Marilyn Horne as the offstage voice who sings "Somewhere". It won a Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album in 1985 and the recording process was filmed as a documentary.
Te Kanawa has a particular affinity for the heroines of Richard Strauss . Her first appearance in the title role in Arabella was at the Houston Grand Opera in 1977, followed by the roles of the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier and the Countess in Capriccio . Many performances were given under the baton of Georg Solti and it was with him that she made her first recording of The Marriage of Figaro .
In recent years Te Kanawa's appearances on the opera stage have become more infrequent, although she remains busy as a concert singer. She appeared in performances in Samuel Barber 's Vanessa (opera)|Vanessa with the Washington National Opera and the Los Angeles Opera in November/December 2004. In February 2010 she played the part of The Duchess of Krakenthorp in Donizetti's La fille du régiment at the Metropolitan Opera , and sang a tango. In April 2010 she sang the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss in two performances at the Cologne Opera in Germany. It is said, this would be the end of her operatic career, but obviously this is not certain.
Honours
Kiri Te Kanawa was created a Order of the British Empire|Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1982, invested as an Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia in 1990 and awarded the Order of New Zealand in the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours List. She has also received honorary degrees from the following universities in the UK: Bath, Cambridge, Dundee, Durham, Nottingham, Oxford, Sunderland, Warwick as well as these universities worldwide: Chicago, Auckland and Waikato as well as being honorary fellow of Somerville College, Oxford and Wolfson College, Cambridge. She is also patron of Ringmer Community College and Sixth Form|Ringmer Community College , a school in the South-East of England situated not far from Glyndebourne .
On 12 June 2008 she received the Edison Award|Edison Classical Music Award during the Edison Classical Music Gala (formerly: 'Grand Gala du Disque') in the Ridderzaal in The Hague.
Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation
Kiri founded the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation with the vision "that talented young New Zealand singers and musicians with complete dedication to their art may receive judicious and thoughtful mentoring and support to assist them in realising their dreams."cite web|title=Statement of Mission and Vision|publisher=Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation|date=2007-03-13|url= http://www.kiritekanawa.org/
The foundation manages a trust fund to provide financial and career scholarships to young New Zealand singers and musicians.
The Kiri Prize
In January 2010, Dame Kiri and BBC Radio 2 launched an initiative to find a gifted opera singer of the future. The initiative was the BBC Radio 2 Kiri Prize competition.cite web|title=The BBC Radio 2 Kiri Prize|publisher= BBC Radio 2 |date=2010-09-03|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/kiri-prize/
Following regional auditions of over 600 aspiring opera singers, 40 were invited to attend masterclasses in London with Dame Kiri, mezzo-soprano Anne Howells and conductor Robin Stapleton. From these masterclasses fifteen singers were selected for the semi-finals which were broadcast on 5 consecutive weeks on BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night Is Music Night . The semi-finalists were accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra , conducted by Martin Yates , Richard Balcombe and Roderick Dunk and their performances were judged by Dame Kiri, Anne Howells, Robin Stapleton and director John Cox.
Five singers went through to the final which was broadcast on Radio 2 on Friday 3 September 2010. The winner - soprano Shuna Scott Sendall - performed with Dame Kiri and José Carreras at BBC Proms In The Park in Hyde Park, London on Saturday 11 September 2010 and was given the opportunity to attend a three-week residential course at the Solti Te Kanawa Accademia in Italy.
Controversy
In a 2003 interview with the Melbourne-based Herald Sun she criticised the high rate of welfare dependence among the Maori people, angering some of her compatriots.cite web|title=Dame Kiri remarks strike sour note|publisher= BBC News Online|BBC News |date=2003-03-01|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2810875.stm In 2007, Te Kanawa was sued for breach of contract by event management company Leading Edge, after cancelling a concert with Australian singer John Farnham . She cancelled after learning that his fans sometimes threw their underwear on stage, which he would then proudly display.cite web|title=Singer in court for refusing to perform|publisher=Yahoo& #33; News|date=2007-01-28|url= http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070129/ap_en_mu/australia_singers_spat She won the suit, but her Mittane company which employs and manages her was ordered to pay Australian dollar|A$ 102,000 in court costs.cite web|title=Kiri Te Kanawa Wins Lawsuit Filed Following Withdrawal from Concerts with Pop Star|publisher= Opera News Online |date=2007-03-21|url= http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/news/pressrelease.aspx? id=1382cite web|title=Kiri Te Kanawa Wins 'Panty-Throwing' Lawsuit|publisher= Playbill Arts News: Opera|date=2007-03-21|url= http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6194.html
Career highlights
Moved to Auckland and studied under Sister Mary Leo 1959-1965 at St Mary's College.
Had New Zealand's first gold disc, with a popular operatic aria.
Was 2nd to Dame Malvina Major in the Lexus Song Quest|Mobil Song Quest in 1963, and won it in 1965.
Won the Melbourne Sun-Aria in 1965, and was awarded an Arts Council of Great Britain bursary to study at the London Opera Centre .
Made her US debut at Santa Fe Opera with her performance as the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro|Le nozze di Figaro in summer 1971, and became internationally famous at the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden in London after singing the role on 1 December 1971.
In 1977 she appeared at the Royal Opera House in a German/English production of Die Fledermaus . The New Year's Eve performance, conducted by Zubin Mehta, was recorded for television with the cast was virtually duplicated on the later DVD release. The performance was broadcast on TV in the US on New Year's Eve 1979.
Sang at the San Francisco Opera , the Metropolitan Opera in New York and La Scala in Milan, Italy.
In 1981 sang at the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales|Lady Diana Spencer in St Paul's Cathedral , London.
She won a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording in 1984, for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart 's "Le nozze di Figaro". It was produced by Christopher Raeburn and the London Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by Georg Solti . Also featuring were Thomas Allen (baritone)|Thomas Allen , Kurt Moll , Lucia Popp , Samuel Ramey and Frederica von Stade .
Created Dame Kiri Te Kanawa in 1982, and returned to New Zealand to sing several times, including the New Year millennium concert at Gisborne, New Zealand|Gisborne in January 2000.
In 1984, made a special recording of West Side Story in the leading role of Maria with José Carreras as Tony, and conducted by Leonard Bernstein .
In 1986, again partnered José Carreras in the recording of the musical South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific .
In 1994 celebrated her 50th birthday, culminating in a spectacular Birthday Concert at the Royal Albert Hall , London. Long awaited return to the Metropolitan Opera as Arabella .
November 1999, released a new album, Maori Songs .
Sang in her last opera, Vanessa (opera)|Vanessa , in 2004, but continues with recitals and concerts and organising the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation , to help young music students.
On 15 March 2006, Te Kanawa played a role in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She sang a medley of " Happy Birthday to You|Happy Birthday " to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II , in recognition of her upcoming birthday, and " God Save the Queen ".
2 December 2007, sang to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Royal Variety Performance . Her performance included leading the National Anthem, God Save the Queen
28 June 2008, she sang Summertime in duet with Portuguese fado singer star Mariza , at Casino Estoril .
19 July 2008, sang her last American concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia Park .
19 June 2009, inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, performing solo works, and duets with Frederica von Stade and Josh Groban to a crowd of 18,000
6 February 2010, returned to the Metropolitan Opera as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in La Fille du Régiment - typically a non-singing character part, but an art song by Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera was interpolated into the production for her to sing.
April 2010, returned to the Cologne Opera House in Germany for two final performances of the Marschallin in Rosenkavalier .
Discography
1972 - Mozart - Exsultate Jubilate - (Exsultate Jubilate , Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, Kyrie In D Minor , Ave Verum Corpus ), Te Kanawa, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Colin Davis Philips (also re-issued 1986)
1972 - Mozart - Don Giovanni - as Donna Elvira in a studio recording with Covent Garden Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, Colin Davis
1973 - My Favourite Things Hallmark, SHM 3218
1975 - Bizet - Carmen - as Micaëlla in a studio recording with the London Philharmonic Orchestra , Georg Solti
1976 - Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro - Te Kanawa (Contessa Almaviva), Freni (Susanna), Prey (Figaro), Fischer-Dieskau (Conte Almaviva), Ewing (Cherubino), Begg (Marcellina), Montarsolo (Don Bartolo), Wiener Philharmoniker, conductor Karl Böhm DVD
1977 - Duruflé - Requiem/Danse Lente - Te Kanawa, Nimsgern , Ambrosian Singers, Desborough School Choir , Andrew Davis , New Philharmonia Orchestra CBS Schallplatten GmbH
1977 - Mozart - Così fan tutte - as Fiordiligi in a studio recording under Alain Lombard
1978 - Mozart - Die Zauberflöte - as Pamina in a studio recording under Alain Lombard
1979 - Strauss - Four Last Songs - London Symphony Orchestra, Alan Davis CBS Masterworks
1979 - Brahms - A German Requiem - Variations On A Theme By Haydn - Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Georg Solti, Bernd Weikl, Margaret Hillis London Records
1981 - John Gay|Gay - The Beggar's Opera - as Polly Peachum in a studio recording with National Philharmonic Orchestra , Richard Bonynge
1981 - Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro - as Contessa Almaviva in a studio recording with London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
1981 - Puccini - La rondine - as Magda de Civry in a studio recording with the London Symphony Orchestra , Lorin Maazel
1981 - Mozart Concert Arias - Kiri Te Kanawa, Wiener Kammerorchester, Gyorgy Fischer London/Decca Jubilee 417756
1983 - Canteloube - Chants D'Auvergne (Songs of The Auvergne) / Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras Polygram SXDL 7604
1983 - Mozart Opera Arias - London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis Philips, Polygram 5414319
1983 - Verdi & Puccini - London Philharmonic Orchestra, John Pritchard CBS 37298
1984 - Come To The Fair - Folk Songs & Ballads - with the Medici String Quartet and members of the National Philharmonic Orchestra, Douglas Gamley EMI EMC 222
1984 - Puccini - Tosca - as Floria Tosca in a studio recording under Georg Solti
1984 - Ave Maria - a collection of religious favorites with the English Chamber Orchestra and the Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral, London
1984 - A Portrait of Kiri Te Kanawa CBS SBR 236068
1985 - Handel - Messiah (Handel)|Messiah - with Anne Gjevang, Keith Lewis, Gwynne Howell, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Georg Solti 3xLP, Album + Box, London Records
1985 - Leonard Bernstein West Side Story - a recording of Bernstein's music for the Broadway production West Side Story , with José Carreras singing the part of Tony and Leonard Bernstein himself conducting the orchestra and chorus Polygram 415253
1985 - A Room With A View (OST) - the Verdi and Puccini arias " O mio babbino caro " ( Gianni Schicchi ) and "Chi bel sogno di Doretta" ( La Rondine ) in the Merchant Ivory Productions|Merchant Ivory film A Room with a View (film)|A Room with a View DRG CDSBL 12588
1986 - Richard Strauss - Arabella - as Arabella in a studio recording with Covent Garden Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate
1986 - Gounod - Faust (opera)|Faust - sang the role of Marguerite in a studio recording with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Colin Davis
1986 - South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific - London Studio Cast, Kiri Te Kanawa, Mandy Patinkin, José Carreras and Sarah Vaughan
1986 - Kiri - Blue Skies - with Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra Polygram/Decca 414 666-1
1986 - Christmas with Kiri (with Philharmonia Orchestra of London and Chorus, Carl Davis) London Classic / Polygram
1987 - Puccini Manon Lescaut (Puccini)|Manon Lescaut - sang the title role in a studio recording with Teatro Comunale di Bologna , Riccardo Chailly
1987 - Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick 'Fritz' Loewe - My Fair Lady - a studio cast recording with Te Kanawa singing the role of Eliza Doolittle and Jeremy Irons singing the role of Henry Higgins Polygram 421200
1987 - Kiri Sings Gershwin - a collection of George Gershwin songs with the New Princess Theater Orchestra, John McGlinn EMI
1987 - Portrait Polygram 417645
1987 - Beethoven - Symphonie No.9 - Te Kanawa, Hamari, Burrows, Holl, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Eugen Jochum EMI
1988 - Mozart - Così fan tutte - recorded the role of Fiordiligi again this time with Vienna State Opera , James Levine
1988 - Bach - Matthäus-Passion - Te Kanawa, von Otter, Rolfe Johnson, Krause, Blochwitz, Bär, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti Box, Album + 3xCD, Decca
1988 - Gabriel Fauré - Requiem · Pelléas Et Mélisande · Pavane - Te Kanawa, Milnes, Choeur De L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal, Charles Dutoit Decca
1989 - Verdi - Simon Boccanegra - recorded the role of Amelia Grimaldi in a studio recording with La Scala , Milan, Georg Solti
1989 - Songs Of Inspiration - Kiri Te Kanawa, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Julius Rudel London/Decca/Polygram 425431
1989 - Mozart - Die Zauberflöte - recorded the role of Pamina again this time with Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
1990 - Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus - sang the part of Rosalinde with Vienna State Opera, André Previn
1990 - Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro - re-recorded the role of Contessa Almaviva in a studio recording with the Metropolitan Opera , James Levine
1990 - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier - sang the role of the Marschallin with the Semperoper Dresden under Bernard Haitink
1990 - Mozart - Der Schauspieldirector - sang the role of Mademoiselle Silberklang with the Vienna Philharmonic under John Pritchard (conductor)|John Pritchard
1990 - Ave Maria - Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra, Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, Barry Rose Philips 412629
1990 - Kiri In Recital - Liszt, Obradors, Ravel - Kiri Te Kanawa, with Roger Vignoles (Piano) London/Decca 425820
1991 - Richard Strauss - Four Last Songs|4 Letzte Lieder and other songs - with Georg Solti and the Vienna Philharmonic
1991 - The Kiri Selection
1991 - Kiri Sings Kern
1991 - Bernard Herrmann - Citizen Kane - The Classic Film Scores Of Bernard Herrmann - Kiri Te Kanawa, Joaquin Achucarro, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt RCA Victor, BMG Classics
1991 - World In Union (Single, 7") - ( Rugby Union World Cup Theme Song) Columbia
1992 - Paul McCartney and Carl Davis - Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio (Movement VII: Crises)
1992 - Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin (opera)|Eugene Onegin - sang the role of Tatyana in a studio recording with Welsh National Opera under Charles Mackerras
1992 - Verdi La traviata - sang the role of Violetta in a studio recording with the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino , Zubin Mehta
1992 - Kiri Sidetracks: The Jazz Album
1992 - Mahler - Symphony No. 4, Kiri Te Kanawa, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti Decca
1993 - Wagner - Tannhäuser (opera)|Tannhäuser - sang the role of Elisabeth in a studio recording with the London Philharmonia Orchestra and the Ambrosian Singers, Marek Janowski
1994 - Mozart - Great Mass in C minor - (chorus master: Laszlo Heltay) Philips
1994 - Heart to Heart - with Malcolm McNeill
1994 - Puccini - La bohème - recorded the title role in a studio recording with the London Symphony Orchestra, Kent Nagano
1994 - The Sorceress - arias from Handel operas with Hogwood and The Academy of Ancient Music
1994 - Kiri& #33; Her Greatest Hits Live Decca 443600
1995 - Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa: Carols from Coventry Cathedral - Kiri Te Kanawa, Michael George, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Robin Stapleton Teldec
1996 - Richard Strauss Capriccio (opera)|Capriccio - recorded the role of the Countess in a studio recording with Wiener Philharmoniker, Ulf Schirmer , Decca/London
1996 - Franz Schubert - Lieder - Judith Raskin, Kiri Te Kanawa, Elly Ameling, Peter Pears, Judith Blegen Sony Classical
1997 - French Songs and Arias
1997 - Sole et amore - Puccini Arias - Te Kanawa, Vignoles, Orchestre de L'Opera National de Lyon, Kent Nagano Erato
1998 - Bizet - Carmen - Highlights - Troyanos, Domingo, Te Kanawa, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti Decca
1998 - The Greatest Classical Stars On Earth - Placido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Luciano Pavarotti, Lesley Garrett, Nigel Kennedy (2CD, Compilation) Decca
1999 - Maori Songs - Kiri Te Kanawa, (Air New Zealand) EMI Classics 5 56828-2
1999 - Greatest Hits EMI Classics
2001 - Kiri (also known as Kiri - The Best Of)
2003 - The Very Best Of (Kiri Te Kanawa album)|The Very Best Of
2004 - Kiri - A Portrait
2005 - The Best of Kiri Te Kanawa (20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection)
2006 - Kiri Sings Karl - Songs of Mystery & Enchantment (with Karl Jenkins) – arranged and conducted by Karl Jenkins
References
;Notes reflist;Sources
Encyclopædia Britannica Online , http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/585078/ "Dame Kiri Te Kanawa" Accessed 7 July 2008
cite book
| last = Fingleton | first = David | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Kiri Te Kanawa: A Biography | publisher = Collins | year = 1982 | location = | pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 0002163659
cite book|last=Gilbert|first=Susie|coauthors=and Jay Shir|title=A Tale of Four Houses: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945|year=2003|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|isbn=0-00-255820-3
cite book|last=Jenkins|first=Garry|coauthors=and Stephen d'Antal|title=Kiri: Her Unsung Story|year=1998|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|isbn=0-00-255942-0
cite book|last=Lebrecht|first=Norman|title=Covent Garden: The Untold Story: Dispatches from the English Culture War, 1945-2000|year=2000|publisher=Simon & Schuster|location=London|isbn=0-684-85143-1
cite book|last=Scott|first=Eleanor|title=The First Twenty Years of the Santa Fe Opera|year=1976|publisher=Sunstone Press|location=Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Kiri Te Kanawa http://www.michaelstorrsmusic.co.uk/artists/dame_kiri_te_kanawa.html Michael Storrs Music management
cite web | title = Kiri Te Kanawa: IMG Artists | url= http://www.imgartists.com/? page=artist& id=369
cite web |title= Kiri Te Kanawa: Famous New Zealanders | publisher = Christchurch City library
http://www.kiritekanawa.org Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation NZ based charitable trust
Persondata | NAME = Tekanawa, Kiri | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 6 March 1944 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Tekanawa, Kiri Category:Operatic sopranos Category:New Zealand sopranos Category:New Zealand opera singers Category:New Zealand Maori classical musicians Category:New Zealand female singers Category:New Zealand pop singers Category:Traditional pop music singers Category:Crossover jazz singers Category:Female jazz musicians Category:Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Category:Members of the Order of New Zealand Category:New Zealand dames Category:Honorary Companions of the Order of Australia Category:Brit Award winners Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Fellows of Somerville College, Oxford Category:Fellows of Wolfson College, Cambridge Category:Honorary Fellows of Somerville College, Oxford Category:Honorary Members of the Royal Academy of Music Category:People from Gisborne, New Zealand Category:1944 births Category:Living people
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