A Portrait (including concert special) Dame Kiri Te Kanawas story has all the best elements of an operatic fairytale. Coming from a part-Maori background she went on to become the worlds most famous & best-loved female opera star. In this definitive profile, Kiri Te Kanawa talks about her life & her career in a series of revealing in-depth interviews, including excerpts from concerts, opera performances & rehearsals. As a speacial feature on this DVD you can see highlights from three memorable concert performances, comprising arias & songs by Puccini, Verdi, Handel, Mozart & others. Portrait
- With special participation of: Sir Georg Solti Jeffrey Tate Stephen Barlow John Hopkins The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House The Vienna Philharmonic Edited & Narrated by Melvyn Bragg with special thanks to Vera Rozsa Concert: Wellington Concert: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Conducted by John.. .