
Kiri Te Kanawa
Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa ONZ, CH, DBE, AC (/ˈkɪri təˈkɑːnəwə/; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a retired New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". Te Kanawa had three top 40 albums in Australia in the mid-1980s. Te Kanawa has received accolades in many countries, singing...
Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa ONZ, CH, DBE, AC (/ˈkɪri təˈkɑːnəwə/; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a retired New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". Te Kanawa had three top 40 albums in Australia in the mid-1980s. Te Kanawa has received accolades in many countries, singing...
Known For
Don Giovanni
as Donna Elvira
Die Fledermaus
as Rosalinda
The Marriage of Figaro
as La Contessa di Almaviva
Cast Credits
Verdi: Otello
as Desdemona
Prom at the Palace
as Self - Soprano
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
as Self - Performer
Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
as Amelia Grimaldi
Otello
as Desdemona
Die Fledermaus
as Rosalinde
Der Rosenkavalier
as Die Feldmarschallin Fürstin Werdenberg
Die Fledermaus
as Rosalinda
Manon Lescaut
as Manon Lescaut
Otello
as Desdemona
Don Giovanni
as Donna Elvira
The Marriage of Figaro
as La Contessa di Almaviva
The Marriage of Figaro
as Countess Almaviva
Runaway
as Isobel Wharewera