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
Born On: 6-Mar-1944
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