Spirit of the Arts - Kiri Te Kanawa - A Passion for Life 3/3

Part 3 (and final) of a BBC biographical documentary about Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
Participation of composer and conductor André Previn, conductor Stephen Barlow and Mezzo-Soprano Frederica von Stade.

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[RRydnew]

thecelticinme,

I wonder if you (or anyone)has seen the "South Bank Show" doco? Has anyone downloaded it to YouTube (after all of the legal stuff)?

[thecelticinme]

No I haven't seen it.

[brianmdusa]

would somebody tell me what went wrong from 4:00 - 4:12? These are MY TWO FAVORITE OPERA DIVAS. Kiri is simply amazing, Flicka is just magnetic. It is just impossible to blink when watching these two perform. If only time could stand still for them, the opera world would stay great!

[thecelticinme]

There's nothing wrong; they are just performing the duet "Ah guarda sorella".

look for "Kiri Te Kanawa & Frederica von Stade - Volpe Gala 2006" and you'll understand why they are laughing.

[drdre333]

Actually, what happened was that Kiri forgot her words from 4:02 to 4:04, and got screwed up. You'll notice she doesn't repeat the words she has been repeating and instead just does a random vowel with her lips pursed. It happens. I'm glad they had a good laugh about it. They're human, afterall.

[thecelticinme]

I just noticed that; it seems that she forgets the lyrics for one second :)

[HeidelbergSoprano]

Kiri is fantastic but I have a question: is it me or is she usually a bit nasal in her middle range?

[0tumotuHelavaLaKele]

bravo bravo dame kiri....thank you for all the hard and beautiful work, you r an inspiration to me!!!

[saxamaphoneguy1]

I'm so happy to see Kiri and Frederica still collaborating after all these years! It brings them back to their beginnings!

[acatalano2641]

Frederica Von Stade remarks are very articulate on Dame Kiri " I think that she has worked very hard, etc" We think of the beautiful gowns & how lovely she looks when she is singing but not a lot of us stop to think how much time, effort and sacrifice it takes to get to that point. I for one am very impressed for all that Dame Kiri has accomplished & very thankful for all the beautiful music she has given to the world.

[requiemsinger]

Totally nothing wrong here. The 'lip bite' brianmdusa comments on is the accent on the 'f' of the word "faccia" - there is totally no hesitation or 'blip' from either of these two excellent singers in this gorgeous Mozart duet.

[brianmdusa]

thanks everyone! I just admire those two great divas!!!!!!

[RRydnew]

Maybe it was Flicka but, I did not hear it. Kiri "dented" those notes (it happens once in a decade or two.) We contraltos have a thing for (as we want to sing that high) about hearing sopranos. Its a knack!

[LizN90]

Is there a DVD of THIS concert? That would be wonderful...