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Kiri Te Kanawa - what members say


  • Arabella - Strauss
  • Arabella - Strauss review by from Romsey, Hampshire
    Rated - 4 stars Excellent Arabella 1 March 2005
    ...Strongly recommended. Opulent production, with Kiri Te Kanawa glorious, both vocally and visually, in the title role. Marie Maclaughlin excellent as the androgynous Zdenka. F...  
  • Der Rosenkavalier - The Royal Opera House
  • Rated - 4 stars Sumptuously staged entertainment 8 January 2005
    ... cast and it?s great to see Sir Georg Solti. It?s ironic that the Marschallin (Kiri Te Kanawa) wistfully muses about getting older and the fact that she must give up Octavia...  
  • Kiri Te Kanawa - Dame Kiri And Friends - The Gala Concert
  • Kiri Te Kanawa - Dame Kiri And Friends - The Gala Concert review by from deep in the luscious green valleys of stunning Mid-Wales.
    Rated - 1 stars Fine showcase for Simon O'Neill & Helen Medlyn. 2 September 2005
    ...Kiri Te Kanawa speaks only once in this edited recording of parts of her 2004 Auckland gala. It is to say simply, 'Ladies and Gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to introd...  

Kiri Te Kanawa - filmography


  • Prom At The Palace on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Kiri Te Kanawa,  Thomas Allen,  Roberto Alagna
    Director: Bob Coles
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    A live classical concert held in Buckingham Palace in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Music ranges from Chamber to Orchestral music to Opera and musical theatre. Performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Chorus and conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. Proceeds from the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 60 members
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  • Leonard Bernstein Conducts West Side Story (1985)
    Starring: Kiri Te Kanawa,  Jose Carreras,  Tatania Troyanos
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    The great Leonard Bernstein conducts a four-day recording session of his famous score, using the prodigious operatic talents of Jose Carreras, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Tatiana Troyanos. From the very beginnings of the rehearsal process to the final recording sessions, the making of a musical masterpiece ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 77% from 53 members
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  • Don Giovanni on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Ruggero Raimondi,  John Macurdy,  Edda Moser
    Director: Joseph Losey
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Infamous womanizer Don Giovanni makes conquest after conquest, leaving seduced and abandoned women in his wake. When the ghost of the Commendatore he has killed appears he is given a final chance to change his philandering ways or face the terrors of hell. Joseph Losey's hugely successful ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 84 members
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  • An Evening With Kiri Te Kanawa on DVD
    Starring: Kiri Te Kanawa
    Director: John Mauceri
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Kiri Te Kanawa showcases the versatile voice that has brought her fame within the opera world in this 1986 concert with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit. Features arias by Handel, Mozart, Bellini and more.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 3 members
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  • Great Puccini Love Scenes on DVD
    Starring: Placido Domingo,  Kiri Te Kanawa
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Performances from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and La Scala, Milan featuring Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa. Excerpts include: Otello - 'A Terr Si Nel Livido Fango', Il Tabarro - 'O Luigi! Luigi!' and Tosca - 'Amaro Sol Per Te M'Era Il Morire'.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 34% from 35 members
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  • Highlights From The Royal Opera on DVD
    Starring: Placido Domingo,  Kiri Te Kanawa
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Highlights of some of the world's best opera stars are featured in works by Offenbach, Puccini, Strauss and Verdi, performed at The Royal Opera in London's Covent Garden. Music from Les Contes d'Hoffmann, La Boh+¿me, Der Rosenkavalier, Don Carlo, Falstaff and more.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 35% from 4 members
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  • Prima Donna on DVD
    Starring: Hildegard Behrens,  Barbara Bonney,  Maria Ewing
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    A compilation of performances from the world's greatest sopranos with extracts from DIE FLEDERMAUS, SAMSON ET DALILA, DON CARLOS, CARMEN, LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, DER FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER, and MADAME BUTTERFLY.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 No ratings yet. Be the first.
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Kiri Te Kanawa facts

5 most recent films

Prom At The Palace - 3.0 stars
Andrew Lloyd Webber - The Royal Albert Hall Celebration - 3.5 stars
Arabella - Strauss - 3.5 stars
Simon Boccanegra - 3.5 stars
Tchaikovsky: Gala Tribute To Tchaikovsky - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Leonard Bernstein Conducts West Side Story - 4.0 stars
Otello - Royal Opera House - 3.5 stars
Don Giovanni - 3.5 stars
Die Fledermaus - 3.5 stars
Simon Boccanegra - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Prima Donna - 3 stars
Highlights From The Royal Opera - 2.0 stars
Great Puccini Love Scenes - 2.0 stars
Tchaikovsky: Gala Tribute To Tchaikovsky - 2.5 stars
Puccini - Gold - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Placido Domingo - 8 times - show films
Georg Solti - 3 times - show films
Sergei Leiferkus - 3 times - show films
David Kuebler - 2 times - show films
Tatania Troyanos - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 3 times - show films
Brian Large - 3 times - show films
Brian Large - 3 times - show films
Humphrey Burton - 2 times - show films
John Schlesinger - 1 times - show films