Kiri Te Kanawa
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Acting Credits
Biography
Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa ONZ, CH, DBE, AC (/ˈkɪri təˈkɑːnəwə/; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a retired New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". Te Kanawa had three top 40 albums in Australia in the mid-1980s. Te Kanawa has received accolades in many countries, singing a wide array of works in many languages dating from the 17th to the 20th centuries. She is particular...
Known For
Filmography
Marjorie Lawrence: The World at Her Feet
2021
as Narrator
Kiri Te Kanawa at the BBC
2017
as Self
Downton Abbey
2010
as Dame Nellie Melba
Verdi: Otello
2008
as Desdemona
Simon Boccanegra: Royal Opera House
2007
Kiri Te Kanawa: A Celebration Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2007
as Self
Christmas with Kiri Te Kanawa: Carols from Coventry Cathedral
2006
as Self
Prom at the Palace
2002
as Self - Soprano
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
1998
as Self - Performer
Parkinson
1998
as Self
Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
1996
as Self
Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
1995
as Amelia Grimaldi
Arabella
1994
as Arabella
Otello
1992
as Desdemona
Noel's Saturday Roadshow
1988
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Die Fledermaus
1986
as Rosalinde
Der Rosenkavalier
1985
as Die Feldmarschallin Fürstin Werdenberg
The Making Of West Side Story
1985
as Maria
Die Fledermaus
1984
as Rosalinda
Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1984
as Self
Manon Lescaut
1983
as Manon Lescaut
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
1983
as Self
Otello
1982
as Desdemona
Der Rosenkavalier
1982
Wogan
1982
as Self
Don Giovanni
1979
as Donna Elvira
Kiri Te Kanawa
1975
as Self
The Marriage of Figaro
1975
as La Contessa di Almaviva
The Marriage of Figaro
1974
as Countess Almaviva
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Alcina
Don't Let It Get You
1966
Runaway
1964
as Isobel Wharewera