Kiri Te Kanawa

Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa, gebore Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron op 6 Maart 1944) is 'n gewese Nieu-Seelandse operasangeres. Sy beskik oor 'n vol en liriese sopraanstem, welke al beskryf is as "sag, maar tog lewendig, warm, ruim en ongedwonge". Te Kanawa het in die 1980's drie top 40 albums in Australië gehad.

Te Kanawa het reeds in verskeie lande eerbewyse ontvang, en 'n wye verskeidenheid werke wat dateer uit die 17de tot die 20ste eeu in verskeie tale gesing. Sy word veral geassosieer met die werke van Mozart, Strauss, Verdi, Händel en Puccini, en het aansienlike sukses behaal met die vertolking van prinsesse, die adel, en ander soortgelyke karakters.

Hoewel sy gedurende haar latere loopbaan min opera gesing het, het Te Kanawa dikwels konsert- en solo-opvoerings gegee en ook meesterklasse aangebied. Haar laaste opvoering was in Oktober 2016 in Ballarat, Australië. Sy het egter haar uittrede eers in September 2017 aangekondig

Diskografie

Volledige werke

 1971 – Verdi – Rigoletto – as gravin Ceprano in 'n studio opname met die Londen Simfonieorkes gedirigeer deur Richard Bonynge 
 1972 – Mozart – Exsultate Jubilate – (Exsultate, jubilate, Vesperae solennes de confessore, Kyrie in D mineur, K. 341, Ave verum corpus), Te Kanawa, Londen Simfonieorkes en koor, Colin Davis [Philips] (ook heruitgereik in 1986)
 1972 – Mozart – Don Giovanni – as Donna Elvira in 'n studio opname met die Covent Garden Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, Colin Davis
 1973 – Mozart – Groot Mis in C mineur – Studio opname met Ileana Cotrubas en die New Philharmonia Orchestra gedirigeer deur Raymond Leppard
 1975 – Bizet – Carmen – as Micaëla in 'n studio opname met die Londen Filharmoniese Orkes, Georg Solti
 1976 – Mozart – Le nozze di Figaro – Te Kanawa (Contessa Almaviva), Freni (Susanna), Prey (Figaro), Fischer-Dieskau (Conte Almaviva), Ewing (Cherubino), Begg (Marcellina), Montarsolo (Don Bartolo), Wiener Philharmoniker, dirigent Karl Böhm [DVD]
 1977 – Maurice Duruflé – Requiem/"Danse lente" – Te Kanawa, Nimsgern, Ambrosian Singers, Desborough Skoolkoor, Andrew Davis, New Philharmonia Orchestra [CBS Schallplatten GmbH]
 1977 – Mozart – Così fan tutte – as Fiordiligi in 'n studio opname onder Alain Lombard. 
 1978 – Humperdinck – Hänsel und Gretel – onder John Pritchard. 
 1978 – Mozart – Die Zauberflöte – as Pamina in 'n studio opname onder Alain Lombard
 1979 – Brahms –  'n Duitse Mis – Variasies op 'n Tema deur Haydn – Chicago Simfonieorkes & Koor, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Georg Solti, Bernd Weikl, Margaret Hillis [London Records]
 1981 – John Gay – The Beggar's Opera – as Polly Peachum in 'n studio opname met die National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
 1981 – Mozart – Le nozze di Figaro – as Contessa Almaviva in 'n studio opname met die Londen Filharmoniese Orkes, Georg Solti. 
 1981 – Puccini – La rondine – as Magda de Civry in 'n studio opname met die Londen Simfonieorkes, Lorin Maazel
 1984 – Puccini – Tosca – as Floria Tosca in 'n studio opname onder Georg Solti
 1985 – Händel – Messiah – met Anne Gjevang, Keith Lewis, Gwynne Howell, Chicago Simfonieorkes & Koor, Sir Georg Solti 
 1985 – Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story – 'n opname van Bernstein se musiek vir die Broadway produksie West Side Story, met José Carreras wat die rol sing van Tony en Leonard Bernstein wat die orkes en koor lei [Polygram 415253]
 1986 – Richard Strauss – Arabella – as Arabella in 'n studio opname met die Covent Garden Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate
 1986 – Gounod – Faust – sy sing die titelrol van Marguerite in 'n studio opname met die Beierse Radio-simfonieorkes en koor, Colin Davis
 1986 – Rodgers and Hammerstein – South Pacific – Londen Studiorolverdeling, Kiri Te Kanawa, Mandy Patinkin, José Carreras en Sarah Vaughan  - AUS #32
 1987 – Puccini – Manon Lescaut – sy sing die titelrol in 'n studio opname met die Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly
 1987 – Alan Jay Lerner en Frederick 'Fritz' Loewe – My Fair Lady – 'n studio opname met Te Kanawa wat die rol sing van Eliza Doolittle en Jeremy Irons wat die rol sing van Henry Higgins [Polygram 421200]
 1987 – Beethoven – Simfonie No.9 – Te Kanawa, Hamari, Burrows, Holl, Londen Simfonie Koor, Londen Simfonieorkes, Eugen Jochum [EMI]
 1988 – Mozart – Così fan tutte – sing die rol van Fiordiligi, weer saam met die Weense Staatsopera, James Levine
 1988 – Bach – St Mattheus Passie – Te Kanawa, von Otter, Rolfe Johnson, Krause, Blochwitz, Bär, Chicago Simfonieorkes, Sir Georg Solti [Box, Album + 3xCD, Decca] 
 1988 – Fauré – Requiem · Pelléas Et Mélisande · Pavane – Te Kanawa, Milnes, Choeur De L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal, Charles Dutoit [Decca]
 1989 – Verdi – Simon Boccanegra – vertolk die rol van Amelia Grimaldi in 'n studio opname by La Scala, Milaan, Georg Solti
 1989 – Mozart – Die Zauberflöte – sing die rol van Pamina, weer saam met Neville Marriner en die Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
 1990 – Johann Strauss II – Die Fledermaus – sing die deel van Rosalinde met die Weense Staatsopera, André Previn
 1990 – Mozart – Le nozze di Figaro – Metropolitan Opera, James Levine
 1990 – Richard Strauss – Der Rosenkavalier – sy sing die rol van die Marschallin met die Semperoper Dresden onder Bernard Haitink
 1990 – Mozart – Der Schauspieldirector – sy sing die rol van Mademoiselle Silberklang met die Weense Filharmoniese Orkes onder John Pritchard
 1992 – Tsjaikofski – Eugene Onegin – sy sing die rol van Tatyana in 'n studio opname met die Walliese Nasionale Opera onder Charles Mackerras
 1992 – Verdi – La traviata – sy sing die rol van Violetta in 'n studio opname met die Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Zubin Mehta
 1992 – Mahler – Simfonie No. 4 – Kiri Te Kanawa, Chicago Simfonieorkes, Georg Solti [Decca]
 1993 – Wagner – Tannhäuser – sy sing die rol van Elisabeth in 'n studio opname met die Londen Philharmonia Orchestra en die Ambrosian Singers, Marek Janowski
 1994 – Mozart – Groot Mis in C mineur – (koormeester: László Heltay) [Philips]
 1994 – Puccini – La bohème – sy sing die rol van Mimì in 'n studio opname met die Londen Simfonieorkes, Kent Nagano
 1996 – Richard Strauss – Capriccio – sy sing die rol van die gravin in 'n studio opname met die Wiener Philharmoniker, Ulf Schirmer, Decca/London
 1998 – Bizet – Carmen – Highlights – Troyanos, Domingo, Te Kanawa, Londen Filharmoniese Orkes, Georg Solti [Decca]

Solo opvoerings, kompilasies ens.

 1973 – My Favourite Things [Hallmark, SHM 3218]
 1974 – Bernard Herrmann – Salammbo se Aria uit Citizen Kane – The Classic Film Scores of Bernard Herrmann – Kiri Te Kanawa, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt [RCA Victor, BMG Classics]
 1979 – Richard Strauss – Vier Laaste Liedere – Londen Simfonieorkes, Andrew Davis [CBS Masterworks]
 1981 – Mozart Concert Arias – Kiri Te Kanawa, Wiener Kammerorchester, Gyorgy Fischer [London/Decca Jubilee 417756]
 1983 – Canteloube – Chants d'Auvergne (Liedere van die Auvergne) / Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras [Polygram SXDL 7604]
 1983 – Mozart Opera Arias – Londen Simfonieorkes, Sir Colin Davis [Philips], [Polygram 5414319]
 1983 – Verdi & Puccini – Londen Filharmoniese Orkes, John Pritchard [CBS 37298]
 1983 – The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala – Metropolitan Opera Orkes, James Levine [Deutsche Grammophon DVD 00440 073 4538]
 1984 – Come to the Fair – Folk Songs & Ballads – met die Medici Strykkwartet en lede van die Nasionale Filharmoniese Orkes, Douglas Gamley [EMI EMC 222]
 1984 – Ave Maria – 'n versameling gewyde gunstelinge saam met die Engelse Kamerorkes en die Koor van St. Paulus Katedraal, Londen [Philips 412629]
 1984 – A Portrait of Kiri Te Kanawa [CBS SBR 236068]
 1985 – A Room with a View (OST) – die Puccini arias "O mio babbino caro" (Gianni Schicchi) en "Chi bel sogno di Doretta" (La Rondine) in die Merchant Ivory Productions rolprent A Room with a View [DRG CDSBL 12588]
 1986 – Kiri – Blue Skies – met Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra [Polygram/Decca 414 666–1 ] - AUS #36
 1986 – Christmas with Kiri (with Philharmonia Orchestra of London and Chorus, Carl Davis) London Classic / Polygram
 1987 – Kiri Sings Gershwin, 'n versameling van George Gershwin-liedere saam met die New Princess Theater Orchestra, John McGlinn [EMI] - AUS #37
 1987 – Portrait [Polygram 417645]
 1989 – Songs of Inspiration – Kiri Te Kanawa, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Simfonieorkes, Julius Rudel [London/Decca/Polygram 425431]
 1990 – Kiri in Recital – Liszt, Obradors, Ravel – Kiri Te Kanawa, met Roger Vignoles (Klavier) [London/Decca 425820 ]
 1990 – Italian Opera Arias – met die Londen Simfonieorkes, Myung-whun Chung
 1991 – Richard Strauss – Four Last Songs and other songs – met Georg Solti en die Weense Filharmoniese Orkes
 1991 – The Kiri Selection
 1991 – Kiri Sings Kern
 1991 – World in Union (Enkelsnit, 7") – (Temalied vir die Rugby Wêreldbeker [Columbia]
 1992 – Paul McCartney and Carl Davis – Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio (Movement VII: "Crises")
 1992 – Kiri Sidetracks: The Jazz Album
 1993 – Mozart Arias (Grand Voci) [Decca]
 1993 – Classics – Mozart, Händel, Gounod, Schubet, Strauss [Philips 434725]
 1994 – Heart to Heart (met Malcolm McNeill)
 1994 – The Sorceress – arias uit Händel operas met Christopher Hogwood en die "Academy of Ancient Music"
 1994 – Kiri!: Her Greatest Hits Live [Decca 443600]
 1994 – Kiri Sings Porter – Cole Porter liedjies [Angel]
 1995 – Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa: Carols from Coventry Cathedral – Kiri Te Kanawa, Michael George, BBC Filharmoniese Orkes, Robin Stapleton [Teldec]
 1996 – Franz Schubert – Lieder – Judith Raskin, Kiri Te Kanawa, Elly Ameling, Peter Pears en Judith Blegen [Sony Classical]
 1996 – James Levine's 25th Anniversary Metropolitan Opera Gala, [Deutsche Grammophon DVD, B0004602-09]
 1997 – French Songs and Arias
 1997 – Sole et amore – Puccini Arias – Te Kanawa, Vignoles, Orchestre de L'Opera National de Lyon, Kent Nagano [Erato]
 1998 – The Greatest Classical Stars on Earth – Plácido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Luciano Pavarotti, Lesley Garrett, Nigel Kennedy (2CD, Kompilasie) [Decca]
 1999 – Maori Songs (Air New Zealand) [EMI Classics 5 56828-2]
 1999 – Greatest Hits [EMI Classics]
 2001 – Kiri (ook bekend as Kiri – The Best Of)
 2003 – The Very Best Of
 2004 – Kiri – A Portrait
 2004 – Dame Kiri Te Kanawa & Friends: The Gala Concert
 2005 – The Best of Kiri Te Kanawa [20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection]
 2006 – Kiri Sings Karl: Songs of Mystery & Enchantment – rangskik en gedirigeer deur Karl Jenkins [EMI Classics]
 2013 – Waiata Sony Music Entertainment

Verwysings

Bronne

Verdere leeswerk 
 Onderhoud met Kiri Te Kanawa en Sir John Pritchard deur Bruce Duffie (19 Desember 1987).

Eksterne skakels

 The Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation
 
 Kiri Te Kanawa diskografie by Operadis

Geboortes in 1944
Lewende mense
Operasangers