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
Zhang Jun (opera singer) Zhang Jun (opera singer) Zhang Jun (; born October 1974) is a Chinese Kunqu opera performer. In May 2011, Zhang was awarded the UNESCO Artist for Peace award for his "long-term commitment to promoting intangible cultural heritage, especially Kunqu Opera." He became the only second Chinese after actress Gong Li to be awarded the title since 2001. Officially ranked as one of China's national top-class performers, Zhang is known as the prince of Kunqu Opera, often playing the role of xiao sheng (young man) and portraying many leading characters in famous Kunqu plays such as "The Peony Pavilion", "The Palace