Kiri Te Kanawa threw their underwear on stage, which he would then proudly display. The court found that no contract had been made by the two parties, so Te Kanawa was not liable for damages, but Mittane, the company which employs and manages her, was ordered to reimburse Leading Edge A$130,000 for expenditures already incurred. 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
Teresa Kubiak Teresa Kubiak Teresa Kubiak (born 26 December 1937) is a Polish operatic soprano. Born in Ldzań in the Łódź Voivodeship, she studied at the Academy of Music in Łódź. Kubiak is best known for her recording of the role of Tatyana in Georg Solti's recording of Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin", which was used for Petr Weigl's 1988 film of the opera. She was also known for her performances of Liza in Tchaikovsky's "Pique Dame". Kubiak made her American debut in 1970 at Carnegie Hall, New York City, as Sulamith in Goldmark's "Die Königin von Saba". She sang at the Metropolitan Opera