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Te Kanawa

American  
[ti kah-nuh-wuh] / tɪ ˈkɑ nə wə /

noun

  1. Dame Kiri born 1944, New Zealand operatic soprano and concert singer.


Te Kanawa British  
/ teɪ ˈkɑːnəwə /

noun

  1. Dame Kiri (ˈkɪrɪ). born 1944, New Zealand operatic soprano

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

When the full 5,500 words of cray drop, I’m going to read them all listening to that Kiri Te Kanawa one from A Room With a View.

From The Guardian Jan. 18, 2018

He was presented with a Welsh crystal trophy by competition patron Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2011

Each Christmastime, Ms. Te Kanawa said, between shallow coughs, “I try to sponge off the Strausses.”

From New York Times Dec. 29, 2010

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