We sing these songs for the everyday occasions of life, and they are very close to the hearts of our people.

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• Kiri Te Kanawa:

  I felt that the studio recording process makes you stand still too long.

• Kiri Te Kanawa:

  I knew that I could be more creative onstage, to state my own case and deliver my own interpretatio

• Kiri Te Kanawa:

  When I perform Strauss, it is as if the music fits me like a glove. My voice seems to lie in a happ

• Kiri Te Kanawa:

  When I'm alone at home, I really prefer to listen to Wagner's orchestral music rather than any voca

• Kiri Te Kanawa:

  I'm more confident now than I've ever been. As you get older, you have to be.

• Kiri Te Kanawa:

  I'm completely in charge of my own life now. Sometimes there's no one there to slap me on the hand

• Kiri Te Kanawa:

  My children are my children. There's no doubt about that at all. They're very strong towards me, ve

• Kiri Te Kanawa:

  I really believe I've been a good person. Not perfect - forget about perfect - but just learning by

• Kiri Te Kanawa:

  I used to suffer from a lot of regret while touring. Regret at having to leave certain places, peop

• Kiri Te Kanawa:

  Opera is for a lifetime, not just a minute.