Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa ONZ DBE AC (pronounced /ˌkɪri tɨ ˈkɑːnəwə/; born 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand soprano who has had a highly successful international opera career since 1968. Acclaimed as one of the most beloved sopranos in both the United Kingdom and the United States she possesses a warm full lyric soprano voice, singing a wide array of works in multiple languages from the 17th to the 20th centuries. She is particularly...
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Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa ONZ DBE AC (pronounced /ˌkɪri tɨ ˈkɑːnəwə/; born 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand soprano who has had a highly successful international opera career since 1968. Acclaimed as one of the most beloved sopranos in both the United Kingdom and the United States she possesses a warm full lyric soprano voice, singing a wide array of works in multiple languages from the 17th to the 20th centuries. She is particularly...