Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa ONZ, CH, DBE, AC (/'k?ri t?'k??n?w?/; 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 a wide array of works in many languages dating from the 17th to the 20th centuries. She is particular
Gender: Female
Born On: 6-Mar-1944
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Kiri Te Kanawa's Filmography on TV
List of programs starring Kiri Te Kanawa on tv. Programs are sorted in order of last seen on tv. Last updated: Apr 20, 2025 4:03 AM
Kiri Te Kanawa at the BBC (2017)
New Zealand soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa looks back at her life in song through 40 years of performances from the archives, including rugby anthem World in Union on Top of the Pops.
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James Levine (1996)
This tribute to James Levine, first shown on PBS, was only part of that glorious evening. Here we have the whole performance, up to three hours. I could not stop watching these discs. Let me say this much; Levine has done for the Met, making it the premier opera house in the world, what Karajan did with the Berlin, making it one of the finest orchestras ever. So sit back and enjoy.