V dětství byla adoptována do rodiny TeKanawa. Její adoptivní matka byla irského původu, otec původu maorského. Její fyzičtí rodiče byli obdobného původu, matka patřila k Novozélanďanům přistěhovalým z Irska a její otec byl Maor.
Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire TeKanawa [1 ] (/ ˈ k ɪr i t ə ˈ k ɑː n ə w ə/; [2 ] born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand opera singer.
Kiri TeKanawa, New Zealand lyric soprano who earned international acclaim and was best known for her repertoire of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss. Her first major success was as the Countess in Mozart’s The Marriage…
Before she became an internationally celebrated opera star, Kiri TeKanawa struggled to earn money to pay for her singing lessons. She worked as a telephone operator and performed at weddings and in night clubs to save the money she needed…
Kiri TeKanawa was a New Zealand opera singer. More than 600 million people all over the world heard her sing when she performed at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady…
1. 12. 1971Kiri TeKanawa. Actress: Die Fledermaus. Kiri Te Kanawa studied voice in New Zealand, where she was a popular singer as a teenager. She enrolled in the London Opera Center in 1966, and had her Covent Garden debut 1 December 1971.
Dame KiriTeKanawa pochází z Nového Zélandu, pro její kariéru však byla rozhodující Anglie. Díky své exotické kráse, sametově zabarvenému hlasu a velkému osobnímu charismatu si podmanila publikum na celém světě.