KIRI TE KANAWA - CHRISTMAS WITH KIRI - * 1968 LONDON MADE IN HOLLAND * NEW/SEALED

KIRI TE KANAWA - CHRISTMAS WITH KIRI

* 1968 LONDON MADE IN HOLLAND *

NEW/SEALED (Cut-Out Photo #1)

New Zealand born soprano Kiri Te Kanawa is of Maori descent. Her earliest vocal studies were with Sister Maria Leo in Auckland. She won the Melbourne Sun contest and went to London where she studied with Vera Rozsa at the London Opera Center. It was there that she first appeared on stage as the second lady in Die Zauberflöte of Mozart. In 1969, she sang Elena in Rossini's La donna del lago at the Camden Festival. In 1970, she made her debut at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden as Xenia in Boris Godunov and the following year she captured the public attention as the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro, a role for which she became world famous. Her American debut came that summer at the Santa Fe Opera, again as the Countess, as she was for her San Francisco Opera debut in 1972. She was soon singing at all of the major opera houses of Europe adding roles in Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, and Die Zauberflöte to her Mozart repertoire. Her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1974 as Desdemona in Otello came on only a few hours notice when she substituted for the ailing Teresa Stratas. Her other Verdi roles include Amelia in Simon Boccanegra and Violetta in La Traviata. Her primary roles in the French repertoire were Micaëla in Carmen and Marguerite in Faust. The Houston Grand Opera was the site of her first Arabella in 1977 and since then she has made a specialty of Strauss' aristocratic ladies including the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier and the Countess in Capriccio. She was able to display her comic side with performances of Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus. Her appearances in the operas of Puccini have been infrequent but she was a lovely Mimì. Many critics found her Tosca lacking the dramatic edge the role requires, but she always sang the role beautifully. Her appearances at the festivals at Salzburg and Glyndebourne are always highlights of the season. (AMG)

Kiri Te Kanawa ‎– Christmas With Kiri
Label: London Records ‎– 414-632-1 LH
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Netherlands/Holland Released: 1986

Track List:
1 White Christmas Written-By – Irving Berlin 3:49
2 Winter Wonderland Composed By – Felix BernardLyrics By – Dick Smith (3) 3:48
3 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Written-By – Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane 3:44
4 Silver Bells Written-By – Livingston*, Evans* 2:24
5 The Little Drummer Boy Written-By – Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine K. Davis 2:51
6 The Most Wonderful Birthday Of All Written-By – Carl Davis (5), Norman Newell 4:41
7 Mary's Boy Child Written-By – Jester Hairston 3:50
8 Angels From The Realms Of Glory Written-By – J. Montgomery* 3:30
9 The Virgin Washes The Swaddling Written-By – John Dobbs 3:47
10 Silent Night Composed By – Franz GruberLyrics By – Joseph Mohr 2:57
11 O Holy Night Written-By – Adolphe Adam* 4:03
12 The Twelve Days Of Christmas 4:47

Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Decca Record Company Limited
Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited
Manufactured By – PolyGram
Recorded At – CTS Studios
Arranged By – Colin Matthews (tracks: 9), David Cullen (4) (tracks: 1 to 8, 10, 11), Kevin Townend (tracks: 12)
Art Direction – Caren J. Martineau
Chorus – London Voices
Chorus Master – Terry Edwards (2)
Conductor – Carl Davis (5)
Engineer – Richard Lewzey*, Stanley Goodall
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
Photography By – Zoë Dominic
Producer – Christopher Raeburn
Soprano Vocals – Kiri Te Kanawa

Notes:
Recording Location: CTS Studios, Wembley, March 1985.
℗ 1986 The Decca Record Company Limited, London.
© 1986 The Decca record Company Limited, London.
Made In Holland

Predicted Matrix / Runout: 414 632-2 01 LH
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