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Kiri Te Kanawa

AKA Kiri Janette Te Kanawa

Born: 6-Mar-1944
Birthplace: Gisborne, New Zealand

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Multiracial
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer

Nationality: New Zealand
Executive summary: Operatic soprano

Sang at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana, 1981.

Husband: Desmond Park (m. 30-Aug-1967, div. 1997, two children)

    High School: St Mary's College, Auckland, New Zealand (1959-65)
    University: London Opera Center (1966-69)

    Grammy 1984 for Best Opera Recording
    Dame of the British Empire 1982
    Officer of the British Empire 1973
    Order of Australia 1990
    Order of New Zealand 1995
    Maori Ancestry

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Meeting Venus (18-Sep-1991) [VOICE]
    Don Giovanni (6-Nov-1979)



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