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Kiri Te Kanawa

Dame Te KanawaONZDBEAC

Born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron6 March 1944Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand

Nationality New Zealand-Mori

Occupation Singer

Yearsactive 1968present

Spouse(s) Desmond Park(m. 1967;div.1997)

Children Antonia (b. 1976)Thomas (b. 1979)

Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa ONZDBEAC (pronounced /kriHelp:IPA for English#KeytHelp:IPA forEnglish#Keyknw/; born 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand/Mori soprano who has had a highly successfulinternational opera career since 1968. Acclaimed as one of the most beloved sopranos in both the United Kingdomand the United States[1][2] she possesses a warm full lyric soprano voice, singing a wide array of works in multiplelanguages from the 17th to the 20th centuries. She is particularly associated with the works of Mozart, Strauss,Verdi, Handel and Puccini.Her voice has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced".[3] Music critics have consistentlypraised the freshness and warmth of her voice.Wikipedia:Citation needed The sheer beauty of Te Kanawa's voicemade her one of the leading operatic sopranos internationally of the 1970s and 1980s. She found particular success inportraying princesses, noble countesses and other similar characters on stage, as her naturally dignified stagepresence and physical beauty complemented these roles well.Although she now only rarely sings in operas,Wikipedia:Citation needed Te Kanawa still frequently performs inconcert and recital, while giving masterclasses and supporting young opera singers in launching their careers.[4]

Personal lifeTe Kanawa was born as Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron in Gisborne on New Zealand's North Island. She has Moriand European ancestry, but little is known about her birth parents, as she was adopted as an infant by Thomas TeKanawa, a Mori, and his wife, Nell. She was educated at Saint Mary's College Auckland and formally trained inoperatic singing by Sister Mary Leo, RSM. Te Kanawa began her singing career as a mezzo-soprano, but laterdeveloped into a soprano.[5] Her recording of the "Nuns' Chorus" from the Strauss operetta Casanova was NewZealand's first gold record.Te Kanawa met Desmond Park on a blind date in London in August 1967, and they married six weeks later at StPatrick's Cathedral, Auckland. They adopted two children, Antonia (born 1976) and Thomas (born 1979). Theydivorced in 1997. She had never made any attempt to contact her natural parents, but around this time, herhalf-brother Jim Rawstron contacted her. Initially, she was not willing to meet him, but later agreed to. This episodeended in bitterness, and she has since reaffirmed her decision to have nothing to do with her birth family.[6]

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CareerIn her teens and early 20s, Te Kanawa was a pop star and popular entertainer at clubs in New Zealand,[7] andregularly appeared in newspapers and magazines. In 1965 she won the Mobil Song Quest with her performance of"Vissi d'arte" from Puccini's Tosca. In 1963, she was runner-up to Malvina Major in the same competition. As thewinner, she received a grant to study in London. In 1966, she then won the prestigious Australian MelbourneSun-Aria contest, which Major had also won the previous year. Both students had been taught by Sister Mary Leo.

Early years in LondonIn 1966, without an audition, she enrolled at the London Opera Centre to study under Vera Rzsa and JamesRobertson, who reputedly said Te Kanawa lacked a singing technique when she arrived at the school but did have agift for captivating audiences.[8] She first appeared on stage as the Second Lady in Mozart's The Magic Flute, as wellas in performances of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas in December 1968 at the Sadler's Wells Theatre. She also sang thetitle role in Donizetti's Anna Bolena. In 1969, she sang Elena in Rossini's La donna del lago at the Camden Festival;and also was offered the role of the 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 fantasticallybeautiful voice." Praise for her Idamante in Mozart's Idomeneo led to an offer of a three-year contract as juniorprincipal at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden where she made her debut as Xenia in Boris Godunov and aFlower Maiden in Parsifal in 1970.[9] Under director John Copley, Te Kanawa was carefully groomed for the role ofthe Countess for a December 1971 opening.

International careerMeanwhile, word of her success had reached John Crosby at the Santa Fe Opera, a summer opera festival in NewMexico, then about to begin its fifteenth season. He cast her in the role of the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro,which opened on 30 July 1971. The performance also featured Frederica von Stade in her debut as Cherubino. "Itwas two of the newcomers who left the audience dazzled: Frederica von Stade as Cherubino and Te Kanawa as theCountess. Everyone knew at once that these were brilliant finds. History has confirmed that first impression."[10]

On 1 December 1971 at Covent Garden, Te Kanawa repeated her Santa Fe performance and created an internationalsensation as the Countess: "with "Porgi amor" Kiri knocked the place flat."[11] It was followed by performances asthe Countess at the Opra National de Lyon and San Francisco Opera in autumn 1972. She sang her first Desdemonain Glasgow in 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 dbutsin Paris and (1975), Sydney (1976), Milan (1978), Salzburg (1979) and Vienna (1980). In 1982 she gave her onlystage performances as Tosca in Paris. In 1989 she added Elisabeth de Valois in Don Carlos to her repertory atChicago, and in 1990 the Countess in Capriccio, sung first at San Francisco and with equal success at CoventGarden, Glyndebourne and the Metropolitan in 1998.In subsequent years, she performed at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Paris Opera, Sydney Opera House, the ViennaState 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 Puccini's La bohme. She played Donna Elvira in JosephLosey's 1979 film adaptation of Don Giovanni. She was seen and heard around the world in 1981 by an estimated600 million people when she sang Handel's "Let the Bright Seraphim" at the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales,and Lady Diana Spencer.In 1984, Leonard Bernstein decided to re-record the musical West Side Story, conducting his own music for the firsttime. Generally known as the "operatic version", it starred Te Kanawa as Maria, Jos Carreras as Tony, TatianaTroyanos as Anita, Kurt Ollman as Riff, and Marilyn Horne as the offstage voice who sings "Somewhere". It won aGrammy Award for Best Cast Show Album in 1985 and the recording process was filmed as adocumentary.Wikipedia:Citation needed

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Te Kanawa has a particular affinity for the heroines of Richard Strauss. Her first appearance in the title role inArabella was at the Houston Grand Opera in 1977, followed by the roles of the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalierand the Countess in Capriccio. Many performances were given under the baton of Georg Solti and it was with himthat in 1981 she made a recording (her third; she made videos in 1973 and 1975 under Pritchard and Bhm) of TheMarriage of Figaro.In recent years her appearances onstage have become infrequent, although she remains busy as a concert singer. Sheappeared in performances in Samuel Barber's Vanessa in Monte Carlo (televised in 2001), with the WashingtonNational Opera (2002), and the Los Angeles Opera in November/December 2004.In April 2010 she sang the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss in two performances at the CologneOpera in Germany. Te Kanawa has appeared as a Pennington Great Performers series artist with the Baton RougeSymphony Orchestra in 2004.Wikipedia:Citation neededAlso in 2010 Te Kanawa played the spoken part of The Duchess of Krakenthorp in Donizetti's La fille du rgiment atthe Metropolitan Opera, and sang a tango. She repeated this role at the Met in a revival during the 201112 season,and is repeating it again in Vienna in 2013 and at Covent Garden in March 2014 (a run that comprises her 70thbirthday).In the meantime, she performed at "Tokyo Global Concert" at Nakano-Zero Hall in Nakano Area, Tokyo, Japan, onSeptember 10, 2013.

HonoursIn the Queen's Birthday Honours 1982 Te Kanawa was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the BritishEmpire for services to opera.[12] In the 1990 Australia Day Honours, Te Kanawa was appointed an HonoraryCompanion of the Order of Australia for services to the arts, particularly opera, and to the community. In the 1995Queen's Birthday Honours Te Kanawa was appointed to the Order of New Zealand.[13]

AwardsTe Kanawa received honorary degrees from the UK universities of Bath, Cambridge, Dundee, Durham, Nottingham,Oxford, Sunderland, Warwick as well as the Universities of Chicago, Auckland (NZ) and Waikato (NZ) and is anhonorary fellow of Somerville College, Oxford and Wolfson College, Cambridge. She is also patron of RingmerCommunity College, a school in the South-East of England situated not far from Glyndebourne.On 12 June 2008 she received the Edison Classical Music Award during the Edison Classical Music Gala (formerly:'Grand Gala du Disque') in the Ridderzaal in The Hague.In 2012, Te Kanawa was awarded a World Class New Zealand award[14] in the Iconic New Zealander category.

Kiri Te Kanawa FoundationTe Kanawa founded the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation with the vision "that talented young New Zealand singers andmusicians with complete dedication to their art may receive judicious and thoughtful mentoring and support to assistthem in realising their dreams."The foundation manages a trust fund to provide financial and career scholarships to young New Zealand singers andmusicians.

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The Kiri PrizeIn January 2010, Te Kanawa and BBC Radio 2 launched an initiative to find a gifted opera singer of the future. Theinitiative was the BBC Radio 2 Kiri Prize competition.Following regional auditions of over 600 aspiring opera singers, 40 were invited to attend masterclasses in Londonwith Te Kanawa, mezzo-soprano Anne Howells and conductor Robin Stapleton. From these masterclasses fifteensingers were selected for the semi-finals which were broadcast on 5 consecutive weeks on BBC Radio 2s FridayNight Is Music Night. The semi-finalists were accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by MartinYates, Richard Balcombe and Roderick Dunk and their performances were judged by Te Kanawa, 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 Te Kanawa and Jos Carreras at BBC Proms in the Park in HydePark, London on Saturday 11 September 2010 and was given the opportunity to attend a three-week residentialcourse at the Solti Te Kanawa Accademia in Italy.

ControversiesIn a 2003 interview with the Melbourne-based Herald Sun she criticised the high rate of welfare dependence amongthe Mori people, angering some of her compatriots.In 2007, Te Kanawa was sued for breach of contract by event management company Leading Edge, after cancellinga concert with Australian singer John Farnham. She cancelled after learning that his fans sometimes threw theirunderwear on stage, which he would then proudly display. The court found that no contract had been made by thetwo parties so she was not liable for damages, but Mittane, the company which employs and manages her, wasordered to reimburse Leading Edge A$130,000 for advanced expenditures already incurred.

Career highlights Moved to Auckland and studied under Sister Mary Leo 19591965 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 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 Le nozze di Figaro in summer

1971, and became internationally famous at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London after singing therole on 1 December 1971.

In 1977 she appeared at the Royal Opera House in a German/English production of Die Fledermaus. The NewYear's Eve performance, conducted by Zubin Mehta, was recorded for television with the cast was virtuallyduplicated 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 Lady Diana Spencer in St Paul's Cathedral, London. She won a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording in 1984, for Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro". It was produced

by Christopher Raeburn and the London Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by Georg Solti. Also featuringwere 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 NewYear millennium concert at Gisborne in January 2000.

In 1984, made a special recording of West Side Story in the leading role of Maria with Jos Carreras as Tony, andconducted by Leonard Bernstein.

In 1986, again partnered Jos Carreras in the recording of the musical South Pacific.

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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, 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 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 Rgiment

typically a non-singing character part, but an art song by Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera was interpolatedinto the production for her to sing.

April 2010, returned to the Cologne Opera House in Germany for two final performances of the Marschallin inRosenkavalier.

2013, she appeared in Downton Abbey playing Dame Nellie Melba, an Australian operatic soprano.

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] (alsore-issued 1986)

1972 Mozart Don Giovanni as Donna Elvira in a studio recording with Covent Garden Royal Opera HouseChorus and Orchestra, Colin Davis

1973 My Favourite Things [Hallmark, SHM 3218] 1974 Herrmann Salammbo's Aria from Citizen Kane The Classic Film Scores of Bernard Herrmann Kiri

Te Kanawa, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt [RCA Victor, BMG Classics] 1975 Bizet Carmen as Micalla 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), WienerPhilharmoniker, conductor Karl Bhm [DVD]

1977 Durufl Requiem/Danse Lente Te Kanawa, Nimsgern, Ambrosian Singers, Desborough School Choir,Andrew Davis, New Philharmonia Orchestra [CBS Schallplatten GmbH]

1977 Mozart Cos fan tutte as Fiordiligi in a studio recording under Alain Lombard 1978 Mozart Die Zauberflte as Pamina in a studio recording under Alain Lombard 1979 Strauss Four Last Songs London Symphony Orchestra, Andrew 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 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

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1981 Mozart Concert Arias Kiri Te Kanawa, Wiener Kammerorchester, Gyorgy Fischer [London/DeccaJubilee 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 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 Jos Carreras singing the part of Tony and Leonard Bernstein himself conducting the orchestraand 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 film A Room with a View [DRG CDSBL 12588]

1986 Richard Strauss -Arabella as Arabella in a studio recording with Covent Garden Royal Opera HouseChorus and Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

1986 Gounod -Faust sang the role of Marguerite in a studio recording with the Bavarian Radio SymphonyOrchestra and Chorus, Colin Davis

1986 South Pacific London Studio Cast, Kiri Te Kanawa, Mandy Patinkin, Jos Carreras and Sarah Vaughan 1986 Kiri Blue Skies with Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra [Polygram/Decca 414 6661 ] 1986 Christmas with Kiri (with Philharmonia Orchestra of London and Chorus, Carl Davis) London Classic /

Polygram 1987 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 Cos fan tutte recorded the role of Fiordiligi again this time with Vienna State Opera, James

Levine 1988 Bach Matthus-Passion Te Kanawa, von Otter, Rolfe Johnson, Krause, Blochwitz, Br, Chicago

Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [Box, Album + 3xCD, Decca] 1988 Gabriel Faur Requiem Pellas Et Mlisande Pavane Te Kanawa, Milnes, Choeur De L'Orchestre

Symphonique De Montreal, Orchestre Symphonique De Montral, 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]

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1989 Mozart Die Zauberflte recorded the role of Pamina again this time with Neville Marriner and theAcademy of St. Martin in the Fields

1990 Johann Strauss II Die Fledermaus sang the part of Rosalinde with Vienna State Opera, Andr 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 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 4 Letzte Lieder and other songs with Georg Solti and the Vienna Philharmonic 1991 The Kiri Selection 1991 Kiri Sings Kern 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 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 -Tannhuser sang the role of Elisabeth in a studio recording with the London Philharmonia

Orchestra and the Ambrosian Singers, Marek Janowski 1993 Mozart Arias (Grand Voci) [Decca] 1993 Classics Mozart, Handel, Gounod, Schubet, Strauss [Philips 434725] 1994 Mozart Great Mass in C minor (chorus master: Laszlo Heltay) [Philips] 1994 Heart to Heart with Malcolm McNeill 1994 Puccini La bohme 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! 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 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 Plcido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Luciano Pavarotti, Lesley

Garrett, Nigel Kennedy (2CD, Compilation) [Decca]

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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 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 2013 Waiata Sony Music Entertainment

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[3] "Kiri Te Kanawa sails at Ravinia" (http:/ / articles. chicagotribune. com/ 2001-07-30/ features/0107300166_1_vocal-ravinia-strauss-four-last-songs). Chicago Tribune 2001-07-30. Retrieved 2012-07-03

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html) management "Kiri Te Kanawa: IMG Artists" (http:/ / www. imgartists. com/ ?page=artist& id=369). "Kiri Te Kanawa: Famous New Zealanders" (http:/ / library. christchurch. org. nz/ Childrens/

FamousNewZealanders/ Kiri. asp). Christchurch City library. Kiri Te Kanawa (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ name/ nm0853490/ ) at the Internet Movie Database Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation (http:/ / www. kiritekanawa. org) NZ based charitable trust Interview with Kiri Te Kanawa and Sir John Pritchard (http:/ / www. bruceduffie. com/ kiri. html) by Bruce

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