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Best of Kiri Te Kanawa / Mozart, Wagner, Puccini, Schumann, Legrand
 
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Best of Kiri Te Kanawa / Mozart, Wagner, Puccini, Schumann, Legrand

Gino Quilico , Alan Titus , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Giacomo Puccini , Richard [Classical] Wagner , Robert Schumann , Gustav Holst , Michel Legrand , Alain Lombard , Kent Nagano , Marek Janowski , Michel Legrand , Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg , London Symphony Orchestra , Lyon National Opera Orchestra , Orchestre De L'Opera National De Lyon , Philharmonia Orchestra of London , London Studio Orchestra , Roger Vignoles , Richard Leech Audio CD
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Kiri Te Kanawa gained legendary status almost overnight after her sensational debut as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in 1971. From then, she moved rapidly into the front rank of international opera, and has become one of the most famous sopranos in the world.

At the time of her operatic debut she was already an experienced concert and recording artist,… Read more in Amazon's Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Store

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1. Cosi fan tutte: Temerari!
2. Cosi fan tutte: 'Come scoglio immoto resta'
3. Cosi fan tutte: ' Ei parte...'
4. Cosi fan tutte: Per pieta, ben mio'
5. La Boheme: ' Si, mi chismano Mimi
6. La Boheme: ' O soave fanciulla'
7. Donde lieta usci'
8. Sole e amore
9. TOSCA: 'Vissi D'arte'
10. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
11. Tannhauser: Dich, teure Halle
12. Tannhauser: Allmacht ge Jungfrau
13. Du bist wie eine Blume
14. In the bleak midwinter Arrangement: David Cullen
15. The Windmills Of Your Mind - From The Film ' The Thomas Crown Affair

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Whether this is truly the "best" of Kiri Te Kanawa's recordings is a moot point; suffice it to say that it's pretty good. Fiordiligi's two arias from Così are splendidly sung and thought out--what a fine Mozart singer she is! The Bohème excerpts are sweet (and Richard Leech is a nice Rodolfo), but they'll hardly erase memories of your favorite Mimi. The same can be said for Dame Kiri's Tosca, but her "O mio babbino caro" remains world class. The two excerpts from Tannhäuser are beautifully done, while a song each by Schumann and Holst are nicely intimate. And if you can stomach Michel Legrand's "The Windmills of Your Mind," you're stronger than most people. Kiri's fans won't be disappointed. --Robert Levine

 

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3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful voice / Poor Sound Engineering, March 29, 2000
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This review is from: Best of Kiri Te Kanawa / Mozart, Wagner, Puccini, Schumann, Legrand (Audio CD)
The song selection on this CD is very good (4*); however, the recording quality on some tracks are below what one would expect from a 1999 release of a current artist (2*). This is especially true with the atrociously recorded "In the Bleak Midwinter" during which one can actually hear static noise. The overall recording volume is also significantly lower than an average CD. Even a high-end audio system can not fully compensate for the sub-par recording quality. Such unprofessional sound engineering from a current artist & CD is unacceptable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Go to a movie theatre..., December 28, 2005
This review is from: Best of Kiri Te Kanawa / Mozart, Wagner, Puccini, Schumann, Legrand (Audio CD)
... and watch " A Room With A View " and listen to " O Mio Bambino Caro " ... sung by Kiri ... and don't jump in the Arno river
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