TE KANAWA, DAME KIRI

tā käˈnəwə, 1944–, New Zealand opera and concert singer. Since the early 1970s she has been one of the most acclaimed and popular lyric sopranos and has appeared with London's Royal Opera, New York's Metropolitan Opera, the Munich Opera, and other major houses worldwide. Her warm voice and stage personality are striking, and she has made many recordings. Te Kanawa is noted for such roles as the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro and Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1983.

See biography by D. Fingleton (1983).

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books on: Te Kanawa Dame Kiri  - 16 results

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Classical Singers of the Opera and Recital Stages: A Bibliography of Biographical Materials
Book by Robert H. Cowden; Greenwood Press, 1994
Subjects: Singers--Biography--Bibliography
...City NY : Doubleday Company, Inc., 1972. C1367. Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri. New Zealand soprano. b. 6 March 1944, Gisborne...7; OW 19/9, 25/1. 4. Fingleton David. Kiri Te Kanawa: a Biography . London: William Collins Sons and Co...
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A Dictionary of Dates
Book by Cyril Leslie Beeching; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Anniversaries--Dictionaries, Calendars, Chronology, Historical
...6 Nov . Teagarden, Jack 20 Aug . Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri 6 Mar . Telemann, Georg Philipp...Valentina 6 Mar.; 16 June Terry, Dame Ellen 27 Feb.; 14 Apr . Tertis...Thorndike, Russell 6 Feb . Thorndike, Dame Sybil 6 Feb.; 24 Oct . thousand...
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Portrait of Walton
Book by Michael Kennedy; Oxford University, 1998
Subjects: Composers--England--Biography, Walton, William--1902-
...Ilyich, 12 Tear, Robert, 35 , 245 , 270 , 308 , 310 Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri, 186 Temple, Richmond, 39 Tennant, Stephen, 42...Andre, 183 , 290 Uhde, Hermann, 173 and n Valois, Dame Ninette de, 76 Van Allan, Richard, 188 , 290 Vandervelde...
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera
Book by John Warrack, Ewan West; Oxford University Press, 1996
Subjects: Opera--Dictionaries
...Tatyana; particularly impressive in Verdi, Puccini, and as Madeleine Andrea Chenier and Adriana Lecouvreur. R Te Kanawa , Dame Kiri b Gisborne, 6 Mar. 1944 . New Zealand soprano. Studied Auckland with Leo, London with Rozsa. De but London...
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Myths and Hero Tales: A Cross-Cultural Guide to Literature for Children and Young Adults
Book by Alethea K. Helbig, Agnes Regan Perkins; Greenwood Press, 1997
Subjects: Mythology--Juvenile Literature--Abstracts, Mythology--Juvenile Literature--Indexes
...long glossary, and an extensive bibliography. 162 Te Kanawa, Kiri, ret., Land of the Long White Cloud: Maori Myths...grades 2 up. Internationally acclaimed opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, the daughter of an Irish mother and a Maori father...
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journal articles on: Te Kanawa Dame Kiri  - 4 results

 
 
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Rising Sun Meets Long White Cloud: Towards a Closer Relationship
Journal article by Roger Peren; New Zealand International Review, Vol. 22, 1997
Subjects: Japan--Relations with New Zealand, New Zealand--Relations with Japan
...arts or followers of rugby football: our footballers regularly taking jobs in Japan! No one is surprised that Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Dame Malvina Major or the New Zealand String Quartet should perform in Japan, not once but several times. People...
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The Record of Singing: The Very Best of Volumes 1-4 (from 1899 to the End of the 78 Era)
Journal article by Elwood A. Mckee; ARSC Journal, Vol. 41, 2010
Subjects: Sound recordings--Sound recording reviews, The Record of Singing: The Very Best of Volumes 1-4 (Sound recording)--Sound recording reviews, The Record of Singing: Volume Two, 1914-1925 (Sound recording)
...mezzo-soprano music of Azucena from Il Trovatore. Dame Isobel Baillies version of Handels ""Angel ever Bright...equaled until the advent of Joan Sutherland and later Kiri te Kanawa. Dame Eva Turners "In questa reggia" (Turandot) deserves...
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Bicentennial Preliminaries: Aboriginal Women, Newspapers and the Politics of Culture
Journal article by Cathy Greenfield, Peter Williams; Hecate, Vol. 13, 1987
Subjects: Australia, Blacks, Culture, Discrimination, Indigenous people, International, Journalism, Minority & ethnic groups, Native Americans, Newspapers, Racial discrimination, Sex discrimination, Sexism, Women
...white women; of "New Zealands acclaimed opera star", Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, for instance: Australias cultural elite will join...Australias Bicentenary -- international opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa singing with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra...
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A Review of Twelve Current Compilations Beethoven Cds for Beginners
Journal article by Gregory Fair, Al Goldsmith; The Beethoven Journal, Vol. 20, 2005
...Symphony that includes Kiri Te Kanawa as the soprano soloist...Minuet, WoO 10, no. 2: Dame Moura Lympany, piano...WoO 59, "Fur Elise": Dame Moura Lympany, piano...Finale (excerpt): Kin Te Kanawa, soprano; Julia Hamari...


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magazine articles on: Te Kanawa Dame Kiri  - 32 results

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Kiri Te Kanawa
Magazine article; Opera Canada, Vol. 34, Winter 1993
Subjects: Singing, Te Kanawa, Kiri, Video recording reviews
Kiri Te Kanawa Seldom does one find a video that one...is such a one -- a visual biography of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. This is a delightful release in which...Countess in Capriccio. At one point we see Kiri Te Kanawa, in work clothes, studying...
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BBC Philharminic & Kiri Te Kanawa. Strauss' Lieder & Four Last Songs in Rehearsal, Conversation and Performance
Magazine article; Opera Canada, Vol. 35, Summer 1994
Subjects: Video recording reviews
...BBC Philharminic Kiri Te Kanawa. Strauss Lieder Four...Conversation and Performance Kiri Te Kanawa is no stranger to the...in Manchester in which Dame Kiri and Sir Georg were reunited...half of the program, Te Kanawa performed 11 songs of...
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The King's Singers
Magazine article by Robert Matthew-Walker; Musical Opinion, Vol. 132, September 2008
...and Muslin faiths, and Landscape and Time. They have also teamed up with such distinguished artists as Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Emanuel Ax, Dame Evelyn Glennie and Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys. Guest appearances by the Kings Singers on albums...
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High Notes
Magazine article; Musical Opinion, Vol. 125, July 2002
...The Royal Gala Concert on the 26 July will feature Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Other performers taking part in Pulse will be Wayne...such as Yuri Bashmet, Joshua Bell, Lynn Harrell, Kiri Te Kanawa, Evgeny Kissin, Gidon Kremer, Stephen Kovacevich...
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Cincinnati
Magazine article by Wayne Gooding, Janelle Gelfand, Neil Crory; Opera Canada, Vol. 47, September 2006
Subjects: Cincinnati Ohio, Cincinnati Opera, Gauthier, Alain, Glavin, Kevin, Musical performances, Opera, Zeitouni, Jean-Marie
...who were well past their due dates. The much loved Dame Kiri Te Kanawa came out of semi-retirement to perform, inexplicably...floating line and considerable breath control, which Te Kanawa no longer possesses. American mezzo Denyce Graves...
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newspaper articles on: Te Kanawa Dame Kiri  - 167 results

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'A Thrill' Says Kiri, to Nurture Talent as Patron of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World; International Soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Has Been Revealed as the New Patron of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. Karen Price Finds out How She Will Be Following in the Footsteps of Another Opera Legend
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), January 22, 2011
Subjects: British Broadcasting Corp., Broadcasting industry, Opera singers--Recruiting, Operas, Sutherland, Joan, Te Kanawa, Kiri
A Thrill Says Kiri, to Nurture Talent as...International Soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Has Been Revealed as the...co.uk/cardiffsinger Dame Joan Sutherland presents...John Fisher looks on Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has taken over from the...
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One True Voice; One of the Biggest Names in the Operatic World, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Takes Up Her Role as Patron of the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition Next Week. She Reveals What She's Looking for in a Winner
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), June 11, 2011
Subjects: Te Kanawa, Kiri
...Biggest Names in the Operatic World, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Takes Up Her Role as Patron of the...renowned conductors and orchestras," adds Dame Kiri. "If you look at the record there are...Two Wales at 5.30pm FOOD DRINK Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
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Dame Kiri Turns a Cardiff Visit into an Opera Masterclass; One of the World's Most Famous Opera Singers, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Is Lending Her Support to a Group of Young Cardiff Singers. Finds out What Drives the Diva Box Office Arts & Entertainment
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), December 8, 2008
Subjects: Te Kanawa, Kiri
Dame Kiri Turns a Cardiff Visit into...Famous Opera Singers, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Is Lending Her Support...public are invited to watch Dame Kiri conduct the masterclasses...2048 1853. PASS IT ON Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is helping young singers...
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Michel Legrand Weaves 'Magic' with Soprano Kiri Te Kanawa
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 24, 2005
Subjects: Te Kanawa, Kiri
...Michel Legrand Weaves Magic with Soprano Kiri Te Kanawa. Kiri Te Kanawa sings Michel Legrand Magic 9/10 The combination of Soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawas vocals to Oscar Grammy awarded Michel Legrand...
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PROFILE: Zakh Key to Karl's New Commission; Welsh Composer Karl Jenkins Is Back with Tales of Kazakhstan and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Says David Powell
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), June 2, 2006
Subjects: Classic FM, Radio broadcasting industry
...Composer Karl Jenkins Is Back with Tales of Kazakhstan and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Says David Powell. Byline: David Powell SOME 20...next? Says Jenkins: "Im doing an album with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Its just called Kiri And Karl at the moment...
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encyclopedia articles on: Te Kanawa Dame Kiri  - 1 result

 
 
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Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TE KANAWA, DAME KIRI ta ka n w , 1944 , New Zealand opera and concert singer. Since the...stage personality are striking, and she has made many recordings. Te Kanawa is noted for such roles as the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro and...


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