Kiri Te Kanawa

Accompanied by well-known pianist Richard Amner, Dame Kiri offers a selection of pieces from various composers, including Schubert’s “Gretchen Am Spinnrade”, Strauss’ “Muttertandelei” and three delightful pieces from Walton with poems by Dame Edith Sitwell “Through Golden Trellises”, “Daphne” and “Old Sir Faulk”.

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Credits

director

Dave Heather

producer

Dave Walker

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324489

Language

English

Subject categories

Music & Performing Arts → Singing

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1980

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