Kiri Te Kanawa
Acting
Born: 1944-03-06 · Gisborne, New Zealand
Biography
Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa ONZ, CH, DBE, AC (/ˈkɪri təˈkɑːnəwə/; 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
🎬 Movies (27)
Marjorie Lawrence: The World at Her Feet
2021
Narrator
Kiri Te Kanawa at the BBC
2017
Self
Verdi: Otello
2008
Desdemona
Simon Boccanegra: Royal Opera House
2007
Kiri Te Kanawa: A Celebration Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2007
Self
Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa: Carols from Coventry Cathedral
2006
Self
Prom at the Palace
2002
Self - Soprano
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
1998
Self - Performer
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
1996
Self
Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
1995
Amelia Grimaldi
Arabella
1994
Arabella
Otello
1992
Desdemona
Die Fledermaus
1986
Rosalinde
The Making Of West Side Story
1985
Maria
Der Rosenkavalier
1985
Die Feldmarschallin Fürstin Werdenberg
Die Fledermaus
1984
Rosalinda
Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1984
Self
Manon Lescaut
1983
Manon Lescaut
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
1983
Self
Otello
1982
Desdemona
Der Rosenkavalier
1982
Don Giovanni
1979
Donna Elvira
Kiri Te Kanawa
1975
Self
The Marriage of Figaro
1975
La Contessa di Almaviva
The Marriage of Figaro
1974
Countess Almaviva
Don't Let It Get You
1966
Runaway
1964
Isobel Wharewera
