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 Albuzzi-Todeschini Teresa Albuzzi-Todeschini Teresa Albuzzi-Todeschini (26 December 1723 – 30 June 1760) was an Italian opera singer (contralto) who performed in Germany. Born in Milan, Albuzzi-Todeschini was hired at the Opernhaus am Zwinger in Dresden on 1 January 1750. Along with Regina Mingotti she was the successor of Faustina Bordoni and was considered a "prima donna at more than one place". Critics praised her for her "full, sonorous and extremely trained voice [and] her masterful and gorgeous performance". Albuzzi-Todeschini was earning 2000 thalers per year in 1750, and 3000 thalers per years three years later in 1753. Prime Minister Heinrich von