- Born
- Birth nameClaire Mary Teresa Rawstron
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- 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. Although her acting ability is highly regarded on the operatic stage, she has made few theatrical films.
- IMDb mini biography by: Mike Smith <mismith@brody.med.ecu.edu>
- SpouseDesmond Park(August 30, 1967 - 1997) (divorced, 2 children)
- Is half-Irish, half-Maori.
- Wrote a children's book of Maori folktales.
- To date, has never sung a full length Puccini opera at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City.
- She was awarded the Order of New Zealand in the 1995 Queen's Birthday Honors List for her services to music.
- She was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to music in 1973.
- The aria has to be in my blood.
- I am a quiet, conservative person who was born to sing.
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