Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa (pronounced /ˌkɪri tɨ ˈkɑːnəwə/; born 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand soprano who has had a highly successful international opera career since 1968. Te Kanawa was born as Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron in Gisborne on New Zealands 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 Marys College Auckland and formally trained in operatic singing by Sister Mary Leo, RSM. Te Kanawa began her singing career as a mezzo-soprano, but later developed into a soprano. Maori Songs was released by New Zealand in 1999 to celebrate the new millennium. (Wikipedia)
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