A Portrait of Kiri Te Kanawa

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1O mio babbino caro
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stephen Barlow (British conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:32
2Baïlèro (Songs of the Auvergene)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1982-08)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1982-08)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor) (in 1982-08)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1982-08)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro (in 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube6:44
3Malurous qu’o uno fenno (Songs of the Auvergene)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
performer:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
Joseph Canteloube1:35
4Le Nozze di Figaro: Porgi amor
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
soprano vocals [La Contessa]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1981-06)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1981-06)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1981-06)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1981-06) and Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1981-06)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-06)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena I. (no. 11) Cavatina “Porgi, amor qualche ristoro” (La Contessa) (in 1981-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:34
5Ch’io mi scordi di te… Non temer, amato bene, KV505
piano:
Mitsuko Uchida (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Recitative and Aria for Soprano, Piano & Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 505: "Ch'io mi scordi di te… Non temer, amato bene"
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786-12)
dedicated to:
Nancy Storace
premiered at:
[farewell concert of Nancy Storage] (1787-02-23)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: 505), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 505) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 505)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart9:52
6Nehmt meinen Dank, KV383
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
audio engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1980-12)
orchestra:
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (in 1980-12)
conductor:
György Fischer (pianist and conductor) (in 1980-12)
recorded at:
Sofiensall, Vienna in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1980-12)
recording of:
Aria for Soprano & Orchestra in G major, K. 383: "Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gönner" (in 1980-12)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1782)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 383) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 383)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:40
7Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-10)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1982-10)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1982-10)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (in 1982-10)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-10)
recording of:
Zaide, K. 336b/344 (fragment): Akt I. No. 3 Arie "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben" (Zaide) (in 1982-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Johann Andreas Schachtner (Librettist)
part of:
Zaide, K. 336b/344: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:41
8Beim Schlafengehen
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
recorded at:
Konzerthaus: Großer Saal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 3. “When You Go to Sleep”) (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-08-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss4:55
9Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Utah Symphony
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics (See annotation to check it's really this label.) (in 1984)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach2:49
10Piè Jesu
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:48
11Panis angelicus
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
arranger:
Alan Boustead
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (The Decca Record Company Limited, for copyrights use only!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
recording of:
Panis Angelicus (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer)
arrangement of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
César Franck3:41
12Marietta’s Lied
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stephen Barlow (British conductor)
recording of:
Die tote Stadt: Akt I. „Glück, das mir verblieb” (Marietta's Lied)
composer and librettist:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Austrian composer and conductor)
part of:
Die tote Stadt, op. 12
Erich Wolfgang Korngold5:14
13Nuns’ Chorus
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
choir vocals:
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
orchestra:
Utah Symphony Orchestra (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor) (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
chorus master:
Jerold Ottley (conductor) (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle (Mormon Tabernacle) in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
live recording of:
Casanova: Nuns’ Chorus & Laura’s Song (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
additional composer:
Ralph Benatzky
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
librettist:
Rudolf Schanzer (Austrian librettist) and Ernst Welisch
part of:
Casanova
Johann Strauss3:36
14Climb Ev’ry Mountain
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
choir vocals:
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
orchestra:
Utah Symphony Orchestra (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor) (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
chorus master:
Jerold Ottley (conductor) (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Salt Lake Tabernacle (Mormon Tabernacle) in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
live recording of:
Climb Ev’ry Mountain (The Sound of Music) (from 1989-02-24 until 1989-02-25)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI United Partnership Ltd., The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and Williamson Music Company
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Richard Rodgers3:16
15With One Look
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stephen Barlow (British conductor)
recording of:
With One Look
additional lyricist:
Amy Powers (lyricist, songwriter and producer)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist) and Christopher Hampton
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
The Really Useful Group Limited (not for release label use!)
part of:
Sunset Boulevard (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Andrew Lloyd Webber3:35
16The Most Wonderful Birthday of All
choir vocals:
London Voices
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
The Most Wonderful Birthday of All
lyricist:
Norman Newell
composer:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
Carl Davis4:46
17Hine e Hine
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
performer:
Waihirere Maori Group
recording of:
Hine e hine (David Hamilton arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
Fanny Rose Howie (also known as "Princess Te Rangi Pai")
arranger:
David Hamilton (New Zealand composer)
publisher:
Earthsongs
arrangement of:
Hine e hine
Princess Te Rangi Pai1:45
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1Schnelle Füsse, rascher Mut… Es lebe Sarastro, Sarastro lebe
baritone vocals [Papageno]:
Olaf Bär (baritone)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. Allegro maestoso „Es lebe Sarastro!” (Gefolge, Pamina, Papageno)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:58
2Virgins Are Like the Fair Flow’r
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
The Beggar's Opera: Act I. Air. "Virgins are like the fair flower in its lustre" (Polly, Peachum)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Gay (English poet and dramatist)
part of:
The Beggar's Opera
John Gay2:40
3Cease Your Funning
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
John Gay1:32
4Rejoice Greatly
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18: Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
version of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:25
5Blute nur, du liebes Herz
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, VIII. Arie (Sopran) "Blute nur, du liebes Herz"
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I
Johann Sebastian Bach4:41
6Bist du bei mir, BWV 508
organ:
Christopher Bowers-Broadbent (organist)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
recording of:
Aria, BWV 508 “Bist du bei mir” (previously attributed to Bach)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (composer)
previously attributed to:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 508)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:53
7Bachianas brasilerias no. 5: Aria
instruments:
Lynn Harrell & Instrumental Ensemble (cellist)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (for voice and cellos)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos6:45
8Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45: V. “Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit” (Chor, Sopran)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45
Johannes Brahms8:24
9Vissi d’arte
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1984-05)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1984-05)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1984-05)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-05)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (in 1984-05)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:22
10Oh, sarò la più bella!… Tu, tu, amore?
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
tenor vocals [Des Grieux]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “Oh, sarò la più bella … Tu, tu amore?” (Manon, Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini8:38
11Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante
soprano vocals [Micaëla]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1976)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. No. 22. Air « Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante » (Micaëla) (from 1975-07 until 1975-12)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
Georges Bizet5:48
12Libiamo ne’lieti calici
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Maggio Musicale, Florence
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale, Florence
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:09
13Follie! Delirio vano è questo!… Sempre libera
choir vocals:
Chorus of teh Maggio Musicale, Florence
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale, Florence
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “Follie! Follie! Delirio vano è questo!” (Violetta, Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi4:42
14Wouldn’t It Be Loverly
choir vocals:
London Voices
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John Mauceri (conductor)
live recording of:
Wouldn’t It Be Loverly (My Fair Lady) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
recording of:
Wouldn’t It Be Loverly (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Frederick Loewe4:50
15The Folks Who Live on the Hill
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra
recording of:
The Folks Who Live on the Hill
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
High, Wide and Handsome (1937 film)
Jerome Kern4:41
16Art Is Calling for Me
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stephen Barlow (British conductor)
live recording of:
The Enchantress: Art Is Calling for Me
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer)
part of:
The Enchantress
recording of:
The Enchantress: Art Is Calling for Me
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer)
part of:
The Enchantress
Victor Herbert3:58