Kiri Te Kanawa Quotes
"When I'm alone at home, I really prefer to listen to Wagner's orchestral music rather than any vocal music. I find it illuminating not to have to pay attention to voices in the recordings."
- Kiri Te Kanawa
(Related: Music, Home, Attention)
"I only have so much energy, so something had to go. This is why, at the end of the day, I've preserved my sanity for the children and also manage to do my best at work."
- Kiri Te Kanawa
(Related: Work, Children, Day, End, Energy, Sanity)
"I knew that I could be more creative onstage, to state my own case and deliver my own interpretation of the role much more aggressively than in the recording studio."
- Kiri Te Kanawa
(Related: State)
"We sing these songs for the everyday occasions of life, and they are very close to the hearts of our people."
- Kiri Te Kanawa
(Related: Life, People, Songs)
"When I perform Strauss, it is as if the music fits me like a glove. My voice seems to lie in a happy area in this music, which is lyrical and passionate at the same time."
- Kiri Te Kanawa
(Related: Music, Time, Lie, Voice)