Who is Kiri Te Kanawa

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A Great Singer.

She has been an Opera Singer, but sometimes has dabbled in some popular music.

Kiri Te Kanawa has certainly been a Premier citizen of New Zealand. 

Kiri has not spent much time in New Zealand, but I would not expect her to anyway.

She has made it big internationally even though she is from New Zealand.
Many people do follow her progress in New Zealand,
but there has been a lot who can only twist what they know they should feel about one of their own whom has done so well.So it is good that she can just plug on regardless.
Being Maori and yet has enormous ability to look for culture and break out of the cycle of negative awareness's that are so easy to fall back on.However, the negatives quite rightly are what makes the stuff of a lot of culture, and she shows that these awareness's can be brought to excellent use.

Kiri Te Kanawa has had an interesting life wherein have been many achievements.  

Here is some background to Kiri's life.

Where was Kiri born?
What information is important about her?
Even unimportant things should help you relate to someone.
We should acknowledge Kiri even if she were not famous,even if she could not have achieved any of her skills.

Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC (; born 6 March 1944, Gisborne, New Zealand) is a New Zealand soprano who had a highly successful international opera career between 1968?2004. Possessing a warm full lyric soprano voice, Te Kanawa sang a wide repertoire that encompassed works from the 17th to the 20th century in Italian, French, German, Russian, and English. She particularly excelled in the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Strauss, Giuseppe Verdi, George Frideric Handel and Giacomo Puccini.

Te Kanawa's voice has a vibrant but mellow quality that is ample in size without bei...

Kiri Te Kanawa?How much do you care about her? 

Sometimes people can try too hard in music as if it should be reproduced with copious intellectual input.

New Zealand may have helped Kiri learn to create a Yin Yang consciousness towards Classical music.
You need to go back to the origins of the music.
Recreation can drive you crazy.
There has to be a life view, a drive.
This will be reflected in performances.

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Kiri Te Kanawa - Tarakihi

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Dame Te Kanawa - Dove Sono

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    Stan Fellerman Stan Fellerman Nov 18, 2009 @ 7:20 pm
    Hi Kiri Fans - I photographed Kiri in the 1980 for Opera News and Album Covers.
    Go to the link below to see the pics.
    http://www.photoshelter.com/c/stanfellerman/gallery/Opera-Singers/G00006c98.C9dS0M/
    Prints are available
    Let me know what you think.
    Thanks
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    Tommy Cooper . Tommy Cooper . Sep 7, 2009 @ 8:46 pm | in reply to wahlee
    Please keep me posted if and where she may sing live again. I will travel near and far. I would love to meet her.
    I think she has the most beautiful voice in the world.
    Tommy
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    wahlee wahlee Sep 7, 2009 @ 7:20 pm | in reply to Jemma P
    Sorry Jemma, I do not know her address.
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    Jemma P Jemma P Sep 7, 2009 @ 6:43 pm
    What's her address?!!??!
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    wahlee wahlee May 1, 2009 @ 6:30 pm | in reply to BABY_LADY_GAGA
    Baby,
    this is not a lens made by Kiri sorry.
    I was unsure what a similar message from Jemma meant.But I am sure that she felt the same way.Sorry about that.Good luck with your assignment.Also, I think that Kiri was adopted anyway.
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    BABY_LADY_GAGA BABY_LADY_GAGA Apr 30, 2009 @ 8:26 pm
    HAY NAN...
    IM DOIN A BIOGRAPHY ON YOU AT SCHOOL AND I WANT TO KNOW WHO YOUR BIRTH PARENTS ARE OR WHO YOUR BIOLOGICAL PARENTS ARE

    AND BY THE WAE JEMMA ROWE IM NANY KIRI TE KANAWAS HERO THANK YOU VERY MUCH WHAT DO YOU GOT TO SAY

    ARDIORSE AMIGAR

    LUV YAH_____:O
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    wahlee wahlee Apr 23, 2009 @ 11:18 pm | in reply to Tommy Cooper
    Tommy, check out the latest news on Kiri in my News section.She has had someone take money from an American bank account of hers.It has been breaking news.She is officially retired, but does do some appearances if it feels right.
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    Tommy Cooper Tommy Cooper Apr 23, 2009 @ 8:00 pm
    I just love Kiri Te Kanawa voice the first time I heard it. I still remember hearing her sing Christmas songs on PBS in the United States at Christmas time. It must have been around 1988 or 1989 sitting up on Christmas Eve. She had a performance and I was in ahh at her beautiful voice. I started researching her at that time. I bought several Opera CD's with her name on it just to listen to her voice. I did not understand the words however, I listen to her voice like it was a insturment of beautiful sound.
    I have bought several CD's by her and I love each and everyone. Through her I have learned the beauty of OPRA. I travel in my car for work often. I play her CD's without fail. It lightens my heart and soul.
    I would love to see her in concert. Does she ever come to the U.S.? I would travel near and far to see her. I
    I do believe my favorite is Vissi d' arte . I learn to love "OPRA" so much through her that I named my Italian Grey Hound form the opra "Carman".
    L
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    Baarry Baarry Mar 14, 2008 @ 12:32 am
    Secret heroes because tall poppy syndrome is very extreme in New Zealand.
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    Jemma Rowe Jemma Rowe Mar 13, 2008 @ 6:05 pm
    Hi Who is your hero can I please know Because I Am doing An inquary on you

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Kiri Te Kanawa has been Global in essence of her persona. 

We can no longer just feel we are only from one country.

Opera and the performing arts easily translate into business.
Distribution can be big business.
Business is not just for dry production or usual products.

Posters, Tee Shirts,Tote Bags but with a message. 

Are you going to let them get away with it? Bad Vibes I mean?

Here you have everyday usage items that can bring people out of this ice age of music that is too cool and yet of very little lasting value.You know that the other so called music carries a whole host of diseases.Social and physical diseases.Duh and Doofers.

La Traviata Ornament (Round)

So cute,
so social,
so cultural.

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La Traviata Value T-shirt

As others walk around,
do you want to be like them and
have a designer's name on,
or even act or be blank?
Here you need to educate.

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La Traviata Mini Poster Print

This could go on your wall.
What do you have there at the moment?
It could inspire a whole lifestyle?
Make it a gift,and take the to the opera too.

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Well Puccini has made Kiri a vehicle for her superb voice and phrasing.

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Just a throw away idea,
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Can start a conversation in public.
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Kiri sang with other Great Singers. 

Featured Artist: Heather Begg.Heather Begg had introduced Kiri to The Big Stage in England.
 
 
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HEATHER
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BEGG   Dame Heather Begg was a mezzo-soprano from New Zealand who made an indelible
impression in a wide variety of roles in a long and distinguished
career.  Heather studied at the Sydney Conservatory of Music and from
1954 to 1956 she sang as

Heather Begg gave Kiri Te Kanawa her big break at London's Covent Garden. 

It was a sensation, and Lucky for London as it was lucky for Kiri.Skill, passion,performance on the day.

Dame Heather Begg - Telegraph
Dame Heather Begg, who has died aged 76, was a New Zealand-born mezzo-soprano
who made her name in London when she sang Marcellina to Kiri Te Kanawa's
memorable debut as Countess Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro at
Covent Garden.

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