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Lyric soprano Kiri Te Kanawa (born 1944) of New Zealand rose to great popularity because of the warmth and freshness of her voice and her own physical beauty, which lent a striking stage presence.
Kiri Te Kanawa was born in Gisborne, New Zealand, on March 6, 1944, into a family that was too poor to keep her. She was adopted the following month by Tom and Nell Te Kanawa, whose respective Maori and European lineage matched that of her natural parents. (The aboriginal people of New Zealand, the Maori, are a mixture of Polynesian and Melanesian.) Although the family was not especially musical, Nell Te Kanawa encouraged her adopted daughter to sing, and at around the age of six she performed on a local radio broadcast.
In 1956 the family moved to Auckland at the insistence of Mrs. Te Kanawa, so that her daughter could be placed under the tutelage of a respected voice teacher, Sister Mary Leo, at St. Mary's College for Girls. A minimum age requirement - in the end compromised - kept her from enrolling until two years later. She admitted to being lazy in her formative years, and indeed into the beginnings of her professional career, so that she tended toward popular and lighter music, which was easier to sing. At the age of 16 she entered a business school, this practical choice being determined by her rather low academic standing at St. Mary's. Various jobs followed; first as a telephone operator, then a sales person, later an office receptionist.
Meanwhile, she continued her voice lessons with Sister Mary Leo and began singing in popular musicals, such as Annie Get Your Gun and The Sound of Music, and in cabarets. Continued successes in the popular vein, including several recordings, promised at age 16 a career as a popular singer. Such a career, however, did not suit her mother, who again took the reins, persuading those responsible for the Maori Trust Foundation to support Kiri's continued study.
Freed from the necessity of singing for a living, Te Kanawa was able to devote her efforts to more serious music and to enter singing competitions in the area. Her first triumph came as winner of the Auckland Competition in 1960. Two years later she was runner-up in the more prestigious Mobile Song Quest, and in 1965 she won this competition. In the same year she entered aria competitions of both the Sydney and Melbourne Suns, said to be the two most important such events in Australasia. The first awarded her second prize, but her singing of "Leise, leise" (sung in English as "Softly Singing") from Weber's Der Freischützwon her first place in the Melbourne Sun competition.
As a result of the cash prizes and scholarships awarded her by the competition, and also a special fund set up for her by the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council of New Zealand, she began studying at the London Opera Centre in 1966. A master class with well-known conductor (and husband of Joan Sutherland) Richard Bonynge in 1966 proved beneficial, for he convinced her that she was a soprano and not a mezzo soprano, as everyone had previously assumed. But the transition from renown in her native New Zealand to the anonymity of a student - and by all accounts not a particularly good one - in London proved difficult. Her laziness persisted, and she developed a reputation for being unprepared and unreliable. This reputation followed her for years, even to Covent Garden, where she had to audition as many as nine times before she could convince its judges, not so much of her abilities, but of her sincerity and determination. In March of 1967 she met Desmond Park; her marriage to him in August of the same year had the stabilizing effect on her that made her subsequent career possible.
The period from 1969 to 1970 was a pivotal one in several respects. She left the London Opera Centre and began her new career, at first singing small travesti roles, as in Handel's Alcina at Royal Festival Hall, before her major triumph of 1969 as Ellen in Rossini's La donna del lago at the Camden Festival. Secondly, she began studying with Vera Rozsa, who did much to improve her intonation, diction, interpretation, and acting. Vera Rozsa also corrected the efforts of the singer's earlier teachers who had tried to make her naturally light voice much bigger. Lastly, she auditioned successfully for the Royal Opera House and was given a contract as junior principal for the 1970-1971 season.
Her Covent Garden debut took place in April 1971 as the leading flower maiden in Wagner's Parsifal, an unlikely opera for her, considering the lyrical repertoire she later developed. Although the role was not a large one, she did not go unnoticed; the favorable response led to wider recognition and more important roles. Her American debut was with the Santa Fe Festival in July 1971 as the Countess Almaviva in Mozart's Marriage of Figaro. When she repeated the role at Covent Garden in December of the same year the well-known critic of the Financial Times, Andrew Porter, proclaimed her "a new star."
Her debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera, as Desdemona in Verdi's Otello, had been scheduled for March 7, 1974, but took place, again with high acclaim, at a February 9 matinee, when she substituted for the ailing Teresa Stratas on very short notice. Other important debuts included Elvira in Mozart's Don Giovanni at the Paris Opera in February of 1975 and Desdemona in Verdi's Otello at the Vienna State Opera in October of 1980. She was accorded a special honor in April of 1981, when she was asked by Prince Charles of Wales to sing at his wedding.
Other roles, either staged or recorded, included Dido in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas; the title role in Donizetti's Anna Bolena; Micaela and the title role in Bizet's Carmen; Blanche in Poulenc's Dialogue of the Carmelites; Idamante in Mozart's Idomeneo; Amelia in Verdi's Simon Boccanegra; Marguerite in Gounod's Faust; Mimi in Puccini's La Bohème; Tatyana in Tchaikovsky's Eugène Onegin; Pamina in Mozart's Magic Flute; Fiordiligi in Mozart's Così fan tutte; the title role in R. Strauss' Arabella; Rosalinde in J. Strauss' Die Fledermaus; Marschallin in R. Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier; and Maria in Bernstein's West Side Story. In addition to opera, she also had a non-operatic repertoire that included Brahms' Requiem, Mozart's church music, R. Strauss' Four Last Songs, Mahler's fourth symphony, and Berlioz's Les nuits d'été.
She appeared as Donna Elvira in a commercial film version of Don Giovanni directed by Joseph Losey and released in 1979. Among her many distinctions are honorary doctorates from Dundee, Durham, Auckland, Nottingham and Oxford universities. She was made Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1982.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Te Kanawa released many recordings of both classical and popular music. Her recordings include, Blue Skies (1986); Kiri Sings Gershwin (1987): Italian Opera Arias (1991); Our Christmas Songs For You (1996); and The Ultimate Christmas Album (1996) with Luciano Pavarotti, Leotyne Price and Joan Sutherland. She also authored a children's book, Land of the Long White Cloud in 1989. She was honored in 1990 when she officially opened the Aotea Center, New Zealand's first world-class lyric theater.
Further Reading
Informed criticism of her Marschallin and Violetta by R. Jacobson appears in Opera News (December 24, 1983, and December 18, 1982). A revealing, if somewhat chatty, interview by the same writer appears in the same publication of February 26, 1983. Elizabeth Forbes' biographical sketch, containing some information not found here, is in the British journal Opera (July 1981). Kiri Te Kanawa: A Biography, by David Fingleton (1983) is not a well-written book, grammatically or otherwise. It omits important dates, tends toward the sentimental, and presents much irrelevant information. An objective profile of her can be found in Baker, David J., Totally Cool: The essence of Kiri Te Kanawa in Opera News (October, 1994).
| Columbia Encyclopedia: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa |
Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri (tā kä'nəwə), 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.
Bibliography
See biography by D. Fingleton (1983).
| Artist: Kiri Te Kanawa |
- Period: Romantic (1820-1869)
- Born: March 06, 1944 in Gisborne, New Zealand
Biography
New Zealand born soprano Kiri Te Kanawa is of Maori descent. Her earliest vocal studies were with Sister Maria Leo in Auckland. She won the Melbourne Sun contest and went to London where she studied with Vera Rozsa at the London Opera Center. It was there that she first appeared on stage as the second lady in Die Zauberflöte of Mozart. In 1969, she sang Elena in Rossini's La donna del lago at the Camden Festival. In 1970, she made her debut at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden as Xenia in Boris Godunov and the following year she captured the public attention as the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, a role for which she became world famous. Her American debut came that summer at the Santa Fe Opera, again as the Countess, as she was for her San Francisco Opera debut in 1972. She was soon singing at all of the major opera houses of Europe adding roles in Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, and Die Zauberflöte to her Mozart repertoire. Her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1974 as Desdemona in Otello came on only a few hours notice when she substituted for the ailing Teresa Stratas. Her other Verdi roles include Amelia in Simon Boccanegra and Violetta in La Traviata. Her primary roles in the French repertoire were Micaëla in Carmen and Marguerite in Faust. The Houston Grand Opera was the site of her first Arabella in 1977 and since then she has made a specialty of Strauss' aristocratic ladies including the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier and the Countess in Capriccio. She was able to display her comic side with performances of Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus. Her appearances in the operas of Puccini have been infrequent but she was a lovely Mimì. Many critics found her Tosca lacking the dramatic edge the role requires, but she always sang the role beautifully. Her appearances at the festivals at Salzburg and Glyndebourne are always highlights of the season.Te Kanawa has earned fame also as a recitalist. Her programs included songs of Purcell, Schubert, Fauré, Canteloube, Liszt, and, of course, Strauss. She often included Maori folk songs as part of these programs or as encores. In concert she sang the Vier Letzte Lieder of Strauss and Mozart's Exsultate jubilate. Perhaps her most famous appearance was at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer at Westminster Abbey in 1981 singing "Let the bright seraphim" from Handel's Samson. The following year she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
The voice of Kiri Te Kanawa is a lovely bright soprano, with great ease and beauty in the upper register. The wonderful legato phrasing and good technique have served her well in in many Mozart roles. She displays a wonderful expansive style which is required by the Strauss roles she performs. She has rarely tried to move her voice beyond its natural limits and this has provided her with a long, successful career. Her many recordings give an excellent indication of the finer points of her performances and she has recorded most of her important interpretations. Several of her important roles have been documented on video which allows the public to remember the totality of her performances. Kiri Te Kanawa will have a special place in the hearts of Mozart and Strauss enthusiasts as long her recordings and videos exist. ~ Richard LeSueur, All Music Guide
Discography
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| Wikipedia: Kiri Te Kanawa |
Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC (pronounced /ˈkɪri tɨˈkɑːnəwə/; born 6 March 1944, Gisborne, New Zealand) is a New Zealand soprano who had a highly successful international opera career between 1968–2004. Possessing a warm full lyric soprano voice, Te Kanawa sang a wide repertoire that encompassed works from the 17th to the 20th century in Italian, French, German, Russian, and English. She particularly excelled in the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi, George Frideric Handel and Giacomo Puccini.[1]
Te Kanawa's voice has a vibrant but mellow quality that is ample in size without being overly heavy or forced. Although music critics have consistently praised the freshness and warmth of her voice, she has been at times criticised for her interpretations; with some critics feeling her performances lack vibrance, animation, and original expression. Nevertheless, the sheer beauty of Te Kanawa's voice made her one of the leading operatic sopranos internationally of the 1970s and 1980s. She found particular success in portraying princesses, noble countesses and other similar characters on stage, as her naturally dignified stage presence and physical beauty complemented these roles well.[1]
Although only rarely singing in operas, Te Kanawa still frequently performs in concert and recital, while giving masterclasses and supporting young opera singers to launch their careers.[2] In August 2009, The Daily Telegraph (London) reported Te Kanawa is retiring because the discipline is exhausting. It said her last opera performance would be at the Cologne Opera in Germany in April 2010, when she plays the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss. [3] However, Te Kanawa denied this the following month when interviewed in Sydney, saying "The press might have announced it. I didn't say a thing. I don't know why they're trying to retire me. I'm not retiring."[4]
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Personal life
Kiri Te Kanawa was born as Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron in Gisborne on New Zealand's North Island. She has Māori and European ancestry, but little is known about her birth parents, as she was adopted as an infant by Thomas Te Kanawa, a Māori, and his wife, Nell. She was educated at Saint Mary's College Auckland and formally trained in operatic singing by Sister Mary Leo, RSM. Te Kanawa began her singing career as a mezzo-soprano, but later developed into a soprano.[5] Her recording of the "Nuns' Chorus" from the Strauss operetta Casanova was New Zealand's first gold record.
Kiri met Desmond Park on a blind date in London in August 1967, and they married six weeks later.[6] They adopted two children, Antonia (1976) and Thomas (1979) who was named after Kiri's adoptive father. The couple divorced in 1997.[7]
Career
In her teens and early 20s, Te Kanawa was a pop star and popular entertainer at clubs in New Zealand.[8] In 1965 she won the Mobil Song Quest with her performance of Puccini's "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca. In 1963, she was runner-up to Dame Malvina Major in the same competition. As the winner, she received a grant to study in London. In 1966, she then won the prestigious Australian Melbourne Sun-Aria contest, which Major had also won the previous year. Both students had been taught by Dame Sister Mary Leo.
Early years in London
In 1966, without an audition, she enrolled at the London Opera Centre to study under Vera Rózsa and James Robertson, who reputedly said Te Kanawa lacked a singing technique when she arrived at the school but did have a gift for captivating audiences.[9]
She first appeared on stage as the Second Lady in Mozart's The Magic Flute, as well as in performances of Dido and Aeneas in December 1968 at the Sadler's Wells Theatre. In 1969, she sang Elena in Rossini's La donna del lago at the Camden Festival. Praise for her Idamante in Mozart's Idomeneo led to an offer of a three-year contract as junior principal at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden where she made her debut as Xenia in Boris Godunov and a Flower Maiden in Parsifal in 1970, and was also heard as the Voice from Heaven, an off-stage role, in Verdi's Don Carlo. In 1969, she 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 fantastically beautiful voice."[10] Under director John Copley, Te Kanawa was carefully groomed for the role for a December 1971 opening.
International career
Meanwhile, word of her success had reached John Crosby at the Santa Fe Opera, a summer opera festival in New Mexico, then about to begin its fifteenth season. He cast her in the role of the Countess in Figaro, which opened on 30 July 1971. The performance also featured Frederica von Stade in her debut as Cherubino. "It was two of the newcomers who left the audience dazzled: Frederica von Stade as Cherubino and Kiri te Kanawa as the Countess. Everyone knew at once that these were brilliant finds. History has confirmed that first impression." [11] Frederica and Kiri have kept up with their friendship to this day.
On 1 December 1971 at Covent Garden, Kiri Te Kanawa repeated her Santa Fe performance and created an international sensation as the Countess: "with "Porgi amor" Kiri knocked the place flat."[12] It was followed by performances as the Countess at the Opéra National de Lyon and San Francisco Opera in autumn 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 débuts in Paris (1975), Milan and Sydney (1978), Salzburg (1979) and Vienna (1980). In 1982 she gave her only stage performances as Tosca in Paris. In 1980 she added Elisabeth de Valois in Don Carlos to her repertory at Chicago, and in 1991 the Countess in Capriccio, sung first at Covent Garden and with greater success at Glyndebourne and the Metropolitan in 1998.
In subsequent years, she performed at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Paris Opera, Sydney Opera House, the Vienna State 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 bohème. She played Donna Elvira in Joseph Losey's 1979 film adaptation of Don Giovanni.
She was seen and heard around the world in 1981 by an estimated 600 million people when she sang Handel's "Let the Bright Seraphim" at the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer.[13]
In 1984, Leonard Bernstein decided to re-record the musical West Side Story, conducting his own music for the first time. Generally known as the "operatic version", it starred Te Kanawa as Maria, José Carreras as Tony, Tatiana Troyanos as Anita, Kurt Ollman as Riff, and Marilyn Horne as the offstage voice who sings "Somewhere". It won a Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album in 1985 and the recording process was filmed as a documentary.
Te Kanawa has a particular affinity for the heroines of Richard Strauss. Her first appearance in the title role in Arabella was at the Houston Grand Opera in 1977, followed by the roles of the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier and the Countess in Capriccio. Many performances were given under the baton of Georg Solti and it was with him that she made her first recording of The Marriage of Figaro.
Te Kanawa retired as a singer from the opera stage after her performances in Samuel Barber's Vanessa with the Washington National Opera and the Los Angeles Opera in November/December 2004, but she still performs in concert halls. In February 2010 she will play the spoken part of The Duchess of Krakenthorp at the Metropolitan Opera.
Her full return to the opera stage has now been announced for April 2010, when she will sing the Marschallin at the Cologne Opera. l
Controversy
In a 2003 interview with the Melbourne-based Herald Sun she was critical of the high rate of welfare dependence among the Māori people, angering some of her compatriots.[14]
In 2007, Te Kanawa was sued for breach of contract by Leading Edge, an event management company, after cancelling a concert with Australian singer John Farnham. She had decided to cancel after learning that his fans sometimes threw their underwear on stage, which he would then proudly display.[15] She won the suit, in part because no binding contract was made, but over $100,000 in court costs were awarded against the Mittane holding company which employs and manages Te Kanawa.[16][17]
Honours
Kiri Te Kanawa was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1982, invested as an Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia in 1990 and awarded the Order of New Zealand in the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours List. She has also received honorary degrees from the following universities in the UK: Cambridge, Dundee, Durham, Nottingham, Oxford, Sunderland, Warwick as well as these universities worldwide: Chicago, Auckland and Waikato as well as being honorary fellow of Somerville College, Oxford and Wolfson College, Cambridge. She is also patron of Ringmer Community 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.
Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation
Kiri founded the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation with the vision "that talented young New Zealand singers and musicians with complete dedication to their art may receive judicious and thoughtful mentoring and support to assist them in realising their dreams." [18]
The foundation manages a trust fund to provide financial and career scholarships to young New Zealand singers and musicians.
Career highlights
- Born 6 March 1944 in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Studied under Sister Mary Leo 1959-1965 at St Mary's College in Auckland.
- Had New Zealand's first gold disc, with a popular operatic aria.
- Was second to Dame Malvina Major in the Mobil Song Quest in 1963, 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 the role on 1 December 1971.
- 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.
- 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 featuring were 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 New Year millennium concert at Gisborne in January 2000.
- In 1984, made a special recording of West Side Story in the leading role of Maria with Jose Carreras as Tony, and conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
- In 1986, again partnered Jose Carreras in the recording of the musical South Pacific.
- 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, returns to the Metropolitan Opera as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in La Fille du Régiment - a non-singing character part.
- 3 April 2010, returns to the Cologne Opera House for two final performances of the Marschallin in Rosenkavalier.
Discography
- [Mozart] "Exsultate Jubilate" [1972] Sir Colin Davis and the L.S.O and Chorus. Mozart's sacred music sung like none other!
- Mozart Don Giovanni (1972) sang the role of Donna Elvira in a studio recording with Covent Garden forces under Colin Davis
- Bizet Carmen (1975) sang the role of Micaëlla in a studio recording with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Georg Solti
- Mozart Così fan tutte (1977) sang the role of Fiordiligi in a studio recording under Alain Lombard
- Mozart Die Zauberflöte (1978) sang the role of Pamina in a studio recording under Alain Lombard
- Strauss "Four Last Songs" [1979] Andrew Davis and the L.S.O "IM ABENDROT" is a stunning rendition. Not to be missed!
- Gay The Beggar's Opera (1981) sang the role of Polly Peachum in a studio recording under Richard Bonynge with the National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Mozart Le nozze di Figaro (1981) sang the role of the Countess in a studio recording with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Georg Solti
- Puccini La rondine (1981) sang the role of Magda de Civry in a studio recording with the London Symphony Orchestra under Lorin Maazel
- Verdi and Puccini Arias (1982) – two Puccini arias, "O mio babbino caro" (Gianni Schicchi) and "Chi bel sogno di Doretta" (La Rondine) were used in the Merchant Ivory film A Room with a View
- Come To The Fair - Folk Songs & Ballads
- Puccini Tosca (1984) sang the title role in a studio recording under Solti
- Christmas with Kiri (1984)
- Handel Messiah (1984) - complete recording with Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Ave Maria (1984) - A collection of religious favorites with the English Chamber Orchestra and the Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral, London.
- Leonard Bernstein West Side Story (1985) - A recording of Bernstein's 'operatic' music for the Broadway production West Side Story, with José Carreras singing the part of Tony and Leonard Bernstein himself conducting the orchestra and chorus.
- Richard Strauss Arabella (1986) sang the title role in a studio recording with Covent Garden forces under Jeffrey Tate
- Gounod Faust (1986) sang the role of Marguerite in a studio recording with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under Colin Davis
- South Pacific (1986) a studio cast recording with Kiri Te Kanawa, Mandy Patinkin, José Carreras and Sarah Vaughan
- Puccini Manon Lescaut (1987) sang the title role in a studio recording with the forces of Teatro Comunale di Bologna under Riccardo Chailly
- My Fair Lady (1987) a studio cast recording with Te Kanawa singing the role of Eliza Doolittle and Jeremy Irons singing the role of Henry Higgins.
- Kiri Sings Gershwin (1987) - A collection of George Gershwin songs with the New Princess Theater Orchestra conducted by John McGlinn
- Mozart Così fan tutte (1988) recorded the role of Fiordiligi again this time with Vienna State Opera forces under James Levine
- Verdi Simon Boccanegra (1989) recorded the role of Amelia Grimaldi in a studio recording with the forces of La Scala, Milan under Solti
- Mozart Die Zauberflöte (1989) recorded the role of Pamina again this time with Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Wagner Tannhäuser sang the role of Elisabeth in a studio recording with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Marek Janowski
- Johann Strauss II Die Fledermaus (1990) sang the part of Rosalinde with Vienna State Opera forces under André Previn
- Portrait of Kiri Te Kanawa (1990)
- Mozart Le nozze di Figaro (1990) re-recorded the role of the Countess in a studio recording with the Metropolitan Opera forces under James Levine
- Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier (1990) sang the role of the Marschallin with the forces of the Semperoper Dresden under Bernard Haitink
- Mozart Der Schauspieldirector (1990) sang the role of Mademoiselle Silberklang with the Vienna Philharmonic under John Pritchard
- Richard Strauss 4 Letze lieder and other songs with Georg Solti and the Vienna Philharmonic (1991)
- The Kiri Selection (1991)
- Kiri Sings Kern (1991)
- Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio By Paul McCartney & Carl Davis: Movement VII: Crises (1992)
- Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin (1992) sang the role of Tatyana in a studio recording with Welsh National Opera under Charles Mackerras
- Verdi La traviata (1992) sang the role of Violetta in a studio recording with the forces of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino under Zubin Mehta
- Kiri Sidetracks: The Jazz Album (1992)
- Mozart: Great Mass in C Minor (chorus master: Laszlo Heltay), 1994 Philips
- Heart to Heart with Malcolm McNeill (1994)
- Puccini La bohème (1994) recorded the title role in a studio recording with the London Symphony Orchestra under Kent Nagano
- Richard Strauss Capriccio Recorded the role of the Countess in a studio recording with Ulf Schirmer conductiong the Vienna Philharmonic
- French Songs and Arias (1997)
- Maori Songs (1999)
- Kiri - The Best Of (2001)
- The Very Best Of (2003)
- Kiri Sings Karl (2006) – arranged and conducted by Karl Jenkins
Notes
- ^ a b J.B. Steane. "Kiri Te Kanawa", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed 6 January 2009), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
- ^ Matt Thomas, "Dame Kiri Te Kanawa on coaching young singers" on Walesonline.co.uk,8 Dec 2008 Retrieved 7 December 2009
- ^ Stephen Adams, "The end of an aria as soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa quits opera",on telegraph.co.uk The Daily Telegraph (London), 11 August 2009 Retrieved 7 December 2009
- ^ Mark Geenty, "Dame Kiri: 'I'm not retiring' " on stuff.co.nz Retrieved 7 December 2009
- ^ Fingleton, David (1982). Kiri Te Kanawa: A Biography. Collins. pp. 21. ISBN 0002163659.
- ^ Rubin, Stephen E. (1974-03-03). "Kiri Did It All With A Bit of Maori Pride; About Kiri Te Kanawa". New York Times: p. AL 15. "We met on a blind date in London and got married about six weeks later"
- ^ Billen, Andrew (2006-05-16). "A most undramatic exit for a prima donna". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article718552.ece. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ^ "Te Kanawa, Dame Kiri". Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/585078/Dame-Kiri-Te-Kanawa. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ Jenkins, Garry; and Stephen d'Antal (1998). Kiri: Her Unsung Story. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-255942-0.
- ^ Gilbert, Susie; and Jay Shir (2003). A Tale of Four Houses: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-255820-3.
- ^ Scott, Eleanor (1976). The First Twenty Years of the Santa Fe Opera. Santa Fe, N. Mex.: Sunstone Press.
- ^ Lebrecht, Norman (2000). Covent Garden: The Untold Story: Dispatches from the English Culture War, 1945-2000. London: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-85143-1.
- ^ "Famed soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is coming to Manila". BusinessWorld. 2000-09-27. pp. 1. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=302&cfc=1. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ "Dame Kiri remarks strike sour note". BBC News. 2003-03-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2810875.stm.
- ^ "Singer in court for refusing to perform". Yahoo! News. 2007-01-28. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070129/ap_en_mu/australia_singers_spat.
- ^ ""Kiri Te Kanawa Wins Lawsuit Filed Following Withdrawal from Concerts with Pop Star"". Opera News Online. 2007-03-21. http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/news/pressrelease.aspx?id=1382.
- ^ ""Kiri Te Kanawa Wins 'Panty-Throwing' Lawsuit"". Playbill Arts News: Opera. 2007-03-21. http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6194.html.
- ^ "Statement of Mission and Vision". Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation. 2007-03-13. http://www.kiritekanawa.org/.
External links
- "Official Artist's website at IMG Artists". http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=369.
- Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation website
- Kiri Te Kanawa at the Internet Movie Database
- "Famous New Zealanders: Kiri Te Kanawa". Christchurch City Libraries. http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Childrens/FamousNewZealanders/Kiri.asp.
- Another Discography (Capon's Lists of Opera Recordings)
- Kiri Te Kanawa's tour schedule for 2009-10
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Mentioned in
- Kiri Te Kanawa: Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa - Carols from Coventry Cathedral (1995 Music Film)
- Verdi: Compilation (Music Film)
- Kiri Te Kanawa Sings Mozart (1990 Music Film)
- Simon Boccanegra (1991 Theater Film)
- Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa (1985 Album by Kiri Te Kanawa)
- Paul McCartney: Liverpool Oratorio (1991 Music Film)
- Dame Kiri Te Kanawa & Friends: The Gala Concert (Music Film)
- Howard Smith (Classical Artist, '80s, '90s)
- South Pacific [1986 Studio Cast] (1986 Album by 1986 Studio Cast)
- Suite from on the Waterfront/West Side Story (1985 Album by Original Soundtrack)
- Manon Lescaut (1984 Theater Film)
- Kiri Te Kanawa: Sorceress - A Handel Celebration (1993 Music Film)
- Verdi Favorites (Music Film)
- Le Nozze di Figaro (1973 Music Film)
