Dame Kiri Te Kanawa quits opera.Byline: ANI London, August 12 (ANI): Renowned soprano soprano [Ital.,=above], female voice of highest pitch. The three basic types of solo soprano are coloratura, lyric, and dramatic. The coloratura has a great range and impressive vocal agility; the lyric soprano has a light, pretty voice; and the dramatic soprano has Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Noun 1. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa - New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944) Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, Te Kanawa has decided to quit opera, saying the discipline is "exhausting". The veteran singer said her last opera performance would be at the Cologne Opera in Germany next year. "It will be my last. It's not as if I want to do it on a regular basis now, because it's exhausting," The Telegraph quoted her as saying. "I think certainly our voices change; opera is mainly for young people," the 65-year-old added. Dame Kiri's 40-year career highlights include her stunning performance at the wedding of the Prince of Wales Prince of Wales switches places with his double, poor boy Tom Canty. [Am. Lit.: The Prince and the Pauper] See : Doubles and Lady Diana Spencer when she was heard by 600 million people. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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