Kiri Te Kanawa

As featured in her stunning performance in Gisborne at the turn of the millennium. Very beautiful & rousing interpretations of traditional maori pieces -- an essential New Zealand release!

Decca's first-ever compilation devoted to the two composers most closely associated with Kiri Te Kanawa: Mozart & Richard Strauss. Selection includes arias from operas by both composers which Kiri has sung on stage as well as concert arias and songs she has featured in concert. Kiri Te Kan...

The glamorous soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa was born in Gisborne in 1944. She has now both conquered the world of opera and won over a wider public, and this album presents a selection of memorable performances ranging from opera and so-called serious music to a lighter repertoire including folk music...

While Kiri Te Kanawa was still preparing for that career-defining debut as the Countess, she made a first Mozart disc under Colin Davis: a collection of sacred music, including the Solemn Vespers, KV 339, with its serene setting of ‘Laudate Dominum’, and Exsultate, jubilate. The Countess became the ...

The New Zealand-born Kiri Te Kanawa’s lyric soprano voice and captivating stage presence have, throughout her operatic career, won her critical acclaim and a multitude of devoted fans. Audiences have continually been drawn to her natural ability to bring characters to life on stage, and this effortl...