Background
Kanawa, Kiri Te was born on March 6, 1944 in Gisborne, New Zealand. Daughter of Thomas and Eleanor Te Kanawa.
Kanawa, Kiri Te was born on March 6, 1944 in Gisborne, New Zealand. Daughter of Thomas and Eleanor Te Kanawa.
Student, St. Mary's College, Auckland, New Zealand, 1960. Student, London Opera Centre, 1969. Doctor of Music (honorary), Oxford University, Dundee University, 1983.
Doctor of Music (honorary), Warwick University, Auckland University. Doctor of Music (honorary), Waikato University, Nottingham University. Doctor of Music (honorary), Chicago University, Durham University.
Doctor of Music (honorary), Cambridge University.
(A collection of nineteen tales from various Maori tribes ...)
(New Zealand has a rich and ancient tradition of story tel...)
Member of Royal Academy Music (honorary).
Married Desmond Park, August 30, 1967 (divorced 1997). Children– Antonia Aroha, Thomas Desmond.