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- 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.
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Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa, ONZ, CH, DBE, AC (/ ˈ k ɪr i t ə ˈ k ɑː n ə w ə /; 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".
Apr 10, 2024 · 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.
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Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Kiri Te Kanawa was born in New Zealand with European and Maori heritage, and first sang in public when she was six years old, on Gisborne’s radio station. By the time she was 20 she had won the major vocal prizes available in the South Pacific, and – unusually early for a prima donna in any era – had also started her ...
Feb 2, 2022 · March 6, 1944. The internationally famed soprano, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, was born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron in the small New Zealand seaside town of Gisborne, where Captain James Cook first made landfall. Just at the edge of the international dateline, it prides itself as the first city in the world to greet the sun.
Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa, ONZ, CH, DBE, AC ( / ˈkɪri təˈkɑːnəwə /; 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".
Mar 6, 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.
By RNZ. One of New Zealand’s finest musical exports, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, has a voice that has taken her all over the world. After earning New Zealand’s first-ever gold record, she went on to ...
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