Kiri Te Kanawa Kiri Te Kanawa Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa (; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand soprano. She has a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". Te Kanawa has received accolades in many countries, singing a wide array of works in many languages dating from the 17th to the 20th centuries. She is particularly associated with the works of Mozart, Strauss, Verdi, Handel and Puccini, and has found considerable success in portraying princesses, nobility, and other similar characters on stage. Though she rarely sang opera
Teresa Celli both opera and dramatic productions. Celli's American radio debut occurred March 5, 1949, on the NBC program "Star Theater" with Frank Sinatra. Celli's film debut came in "Border Incident" (1949). She was the first wife of actor Barry Nelson, being married to him from 1951 to 1965. Teresa Celli Teresa Celli (born June 3, 1924 in Dysart, Pennsylvania) is an actress, known for her work in films such as "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950) and "Black Hand (1950)". Born Teresa Levis, Celli was one of 10 children born to an Italian family. When her father inherited an estate in Italy, the