Te Kanawa
Americannoun
noun
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He died aged 74 in 2020 and made costumes for ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev and opera stars Dame Joan Sutherland and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2022
He guided revered performers such as Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, Jessye Norman, Cecilia Bartoli and Kiri Te Kanawa and earned a reputation as one of the most supportive conductors and accompanists in the field.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2021
This documentary is about the Leonard Bernstein-conducted recording of the score in the 80s, with Kiri Te Kanawa and José Carreras.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2019
Actress Marian Seldes took over when the current Laurent Pelly staging first came to the Met in 2008 and was replaced two years later by 66-year-old soprano Kiri Te Kanawa.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 11, 2018
“A lot of kids are here for Christmas and nowhere to go,” said Ms. Te Kanawa, who, nursing a cold, perched on the stairs and begged off pleas to sing “Silent Night” in Maori.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2010
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