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Kiri Te Kanawa. Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa, [1] ONZ, CH, DBE, AC (/ ˈkɪri təˈkɑːnəwə /; [2] born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". [3]
Among New Zealand opera singers to record and perform "Pōkarekare Ana" are Kiri Te Kanawa and Malvina Major. "Pōkarekare Ana" was featured on the 2003 album Pure, by the New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra. A version of the song features on the self-titled album by Angelis, a British classical crossover singing group.
Gretchen am Spinnrade. " Gretchen am Spinnrade " (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel), Op. 2, D 118, is a Lied composed by Franz Schubert using the text from Part One, scene 15 of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 's Faust. With "Gretchen am Spinnrade" and some 600 other songs for voice and piano, Schubert contributed transformatively to the genre of Lied.
The Very Best Of. (2003) Kiri is a 2001 greatest hits album released by New Zealand opera diva, Kiri Te Kanawa . This compilation is a comprehensive study of Kiri Te Kanawa's most memorable moments. It features 20 tracks from 4 different labels. Tracks include arias from The Marriage of Figaro, Tosca, La traviata, and her famous "O mio babbino ...
Kiri Sings Karl. Kiri Sings Karl: Songs of Mystery & Enchantment is a 2006 classical album by New Zealand opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa, with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Karl Jenkins. The pieces were composed by Karl Jenkins, or arranged by him, based on compositions of other composers, like the Argentine composer Carlos Guastavino .
New Zealand operatic soprano Kiri Te Kanawa recorded the first version of this song for the 1991 Rugby World Cup. Her version peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 5 in Ireland, and No. 10 in New Zealand.
Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio is a live album by Paul McCartney and Carl Davis, released in 1991.It is McCartney's first major foray into classical music. Composed in collaboration with Carl Davis to commemorate the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra's 150th anniversary, the project received media attention upon its unveiling in June 1991.
Così fan tutte is a 178-minute studio album of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's opera, performed by Jules Bastin, Philippe Huttenlocher, Kiri Te Kanawa, David Rendall, Frederica von Stade and Teresa Stratas with the Choeurs de l' Opéra du Rhin and the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Alain Lombard. It was released in 1978.