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Kiri Te Kanawa

(1944) Opera Singer New Zealand

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Kiri Te Kanawa is an opera singer from New Zealand, best known for Land of the long white cloud.

Quick Facts About Kiri Te Kanawa

Born
March 6, 1944
Nationality
New Zealand
Profession
Opera Singer
Notable works
Land of the long white cloud

About Kiri Te Kanawa

Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa is a New Zealand opera singer. She has a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". On 1 December 1971 she was recognised internationally when she appeared as the Countess in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House in London.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Order of New Zealand Classic Brit Awards Edison Music Awards 2003 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia Companion of Honour honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge honorary doctor of Durham University
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Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford Brit Award for Classical Recording honorary doctor of the University of Chicago Exemplary/Supreme Award of the Te Waka Toi Awards honorary doctor of the University of Bath honorary doctor of the University of Auckland doctor honoris causa of the University of Warwick honorary doctor of the Royal College of Music honorary doctor of the University of Waikato honorary doctor of Victoria University of Wellington

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