- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 6, 1944
- Place of Birth
- Gisborne, New Zealand
Kiri Te Kanawa
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 particularly associated with the works of Mozart, Strauss, Verdi, Handel and Puccini, and found considerable success in portraying princesses, nobility, and other similar characters on stage. Though she rarely sang opera later in her career, Te Kanawa frequently performed in concert and recital, gave masterclasses, and supported young opera singers in launching their careers. Her final performance was in B…
Filmography
movieMarjorie Lawrence: The World at Her Feet
2021 · Narrator
movieKiri Te Kanawa at the BBC
2017 · Self
tvDownton Abbey
2010 · Dame Nellie Melba
movieVerdi: Otello
2008 · Desdemona
movieSimon Boccanegra: Royal Opera House
2007
movieKiri Te Kanawa: A Celebration Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2007 · Self
movieChristmas with Kiri Te Kanawa: Carols from Coventry Cathedral
2006 · Self
movieProm at the Palace
2002 · Self - Soprano
movieAndrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
1998 · Self - Performer
tvParkinson
1998 · Self
movieMetropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
1996 · Self
movieGiuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
1995 · Amelia Grimaldi
movieArabella
1994 · Arabella
movieOtello
1992 · Desdemona
Noel's Saturday Roadshow
tvNoel's Saturday Roadshow
1988
tvGoing Live!
1987 · Self
movieDie Fledermaus
1986 · Rosalinde
movieThe Making Of West Side Story
1985 · Maria
movieDer Rosenkavalier
1985 · Die Feldmarschallin Fürstin Werdenberg
movieAnother Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1984 · Self
movieDie Fledermaus
1984 · Rosalinda
movieManon Lescaut
1983 · Manon Lescaut
movieThe Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
1983 · Self
movieOtello
1982 · Desdemona
movieDer Rosenkavalier
1982
tvWogan
1982 · Self
movieDon Giovanni
1979 · Donna Elvira
movieKiri Te Kanawa
1975 · Self
movieThe Marriage of Figaro
1975 · La Contessa di Almaviva
movieThe Marriage of Figaro
1974 · Countess Almaviva
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self, Alcina
movieDon't Let It Get You
1966
movieRunaway
1964 · Isobel Wharewera