--- title: "1 Strauss Quotes By Kiri Te Kanawa" description: "1 Strauss quotes by Kiri Te Kanawa. Plus more from Kiri Te Kanawa and more Strauss sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/kiri-te-kanawa-29975_lyrical_when-i-perform-strauss-it-is-as-if-the-m_3066972.jpg" --- > [When I perform Strauss, it is as if the music fits me like a glove. My voice seems to lie in a happy area in this music, which is lyrical and passionate at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/when-i-perform-strauss-it-is-as-if-the-music-fits-me-like-a-glove-my/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/kiri-te-kanawa-29975_lyrical_when-i-perform-strauss-it-is-as-if-the-m_3066972.jpg) ## More by Kiri Te Kanawa > [I only have so much energy, so something had to go. This is why, at the end of the day, I've preserved my sanity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/i-only-have-so-much-energy-so-something-had-to-go-this-is-why-at-the/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [I tell students, 'If you are learning from YouTube I almost don't want to teach you because what you learn from YouTube it takes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/i-tell-students-if-you-are-learning-from-youtube-i-almost-don-t-want/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [My energy is undiminished. Someone said to me the other day, 'Are you retired?' and I said, 'Well, I'm just trying to prove that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/my-energy-is-undiminished-someone-said-to-me-the-other-day-are-you/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [I never had the influence of any other singer in my music, so I sounded like myself all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/i-never-had-the-influence-of-any-other-singer-in-my-music-so-i/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [When I'm alone at home, I really prefer to listen to Wagner's orchestral music rather than any vocal music. I find it illuminating not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/when-i-m-alone-at-home-i-really-prefer-to-listen-to-wagner-s/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [Opera is for a lifetime, not just a minute.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/opera-is-for-a-lifetime-not-just-a-minute/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [I'm completely in charge of my own life now. Sometimes there's no one there to slap me on the hand and say: 'Stop being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/i-m-completely-in-charge-of-my-own-life-now-sometimes-there-s-no-one/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [My children are my children. There's no doubt about that at all. They're very strong towards me, very protective, and I towards them. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/my-children-are-my-children-there-s-no-doubt-about-that-at-all-they/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [I used to suffer from a lot of regret while touring. Regret at having to leave certain places, people and situations, or just a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/i-used-to-suffer-from-a-lot-of-regret-while-touring-regret-at-having/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [I grew up in the New Zealand countryside. We didn't have television until I was 14, so sing-alongs were our only entertainment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/i-grew-up-in-the-new-zealand-countryside-we-didn-t-have-television/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [We sing these songs for the everyday occasions of life, and they are very close to the hearts of our people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/we-sing-these-songs-for-the-everyday-occasions-of-life-and-they-are/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [That's been my sort of aim in life, to never miss an opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/that-s-been-my-sort-of-aim-in-life-to-never-miss-an-opportunity/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [I knew that I could be more creative onstage, to state my own case and deliver my own interpretation of the role much more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/i-knew-that-i-could-be-more-creative-onstage-to-state-my-own-case-and/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [I'm more confident now than I've ever been. As you get older, you have to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/i-m-more-confident-now-than-i-ve-ever-been-as-you-get-older-you-have/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) > [I really believe I've been a good person. Not perfect - forget about perfect - but just learning by what I was taught and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiri-te-kanawa/i-really-believe-i-ve-been-a-good-person-not-perfect-forget-about/) [Kiri Te Kanawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiri-te-kanawa/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/strauss/kiri-te-kanawa/#itemlist", "name": "1 Strauss Quotes By Kiri Te Kanawa", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I perform Strauss, it is as if the music fits me like a glove. 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