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Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa (pronounced ; born 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand soprano who has had a successful international opera career since 1968. She possesses a warm full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced".〔("Kiri Te Kanawa sails at Ravinia" ). Chicago Tribune 2001-07-30. Retrieved 2012-07-03〕 Te Kanawa has received accolades in many countries abroad,〔(Kiri, the most beloved soprano in Britain )〕〔(Kiri Te Kanawa – beloved diva )〕 singing a wide array of works in multiple languages from the 17th to the 20th centuries. She is particularly associated with the works of Mozart, Strauss, Verdi, Handel and Puccini, and has found particular success in portraying princesses, noble countesses and other similar characters on stage. Although she now only rarely sings in operas, Te Kanawa still frequently performs in concert and recital, while giving masterclasses and supporting young opera singers in launching their careers.〔(Matt Thomas, "Dame Kiri Te Kanawa on coaching young singers" on Walesonline.co.uk,8 Dec 2008 ) Retrieved 7 December 2009〕 ==Personal life== Te Kanawa was born as Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron in Gisborne on New Zealand's North Island. She has Māori and European ancestry, but little is known about her birth parents, as she was adopted as an infant by Thomas Te Kanawa, a Māori, and his wife, Nell. She was educated at Saint Mary's College Auckland and formally trained in operatic singing by Dame Sister Mary Leo, DBE, RSM. Te Kanawa began her singing career as a mezzo-soprano, but later developed into a soprano.〔Fingleton (1982), p. 21〕 Her recording of the "Nuns' Chorus" from the Strauss operetta ''Casanova'' was New Zealand's first gold record. Te Kanawa met Desmond Park on a blind date in London in August 1967, and they married six weeks later at St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland. They adopted two children, Antonia (born 1976) and Thomas (born 1979). They divorced in 1997. She had never made any attempt to contact her natural parents, but around this time, her half-brother Jim Rawstron contacted her. Initially, she was not willing to meet him, but later agreed to. This episode ended in bitterness, and she has since reaffirmed her decision to have nothing to do with her birth family.〔Elizabeth Grice, "The dame doesn't give a damn", ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', Spectrum Arts, 18 July 1998, p. 15s〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kiri Te Kanawa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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