Kiri Te Kanawa

Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa (; 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". On 1 December 1971 she was recognised internationally when she appeared as the Countess in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House in London. Te Kanawa received accolades in many countries, performing works composed in the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries and singing in several languages. She was particularly associated with the music of Mozart, Verdi, and Puccini and Richard Strauss, and was often cast as an aristocrat. Her extensive discography includes three albums which featured in the top forty in charts in Australia in the mid-1980s. Towards the end of her career, Te Kanawa appeared in opera only rarely, preferring to perform in concerts and recitals. She also devoted much of her time to giving masterclasses and supporting young opera singers through the period of their apprenticeship.

Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588 (Live) - 2014-10-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Wagner: Parsifal (Recorded Live 1971) - 2014-10-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Waiata (with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra) - 2013-11-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Kiri Te Kanawa: A Portrait - 2011-09-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Gershwin: Songs from the Shows & Overtures - 2010-04-02T00:00:00.000000Z

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