Kiri – The Best Of

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Kiri is a greatest hits album released by New Zealand opera diva, Kiri Te Kanawa in 2001.

This unique compilation is a comprehensive study of Kiri Te Kanawa's most memorable moments. It features 20 tracks from 4 different labels. Tracks include arias from the Marriage of Figaro, Tosca, La Traviata, and her famous O Mio Babbino Caro. Also included is Let the bright Seraphim by Handel, which Te Kanawa sang at the Royal Wedding of HRH Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales in 1981.

Track listing[]

1. "Let the bright Seraphim" - Handel (Samson)
2. "Dove sono" - Mozart (Le nozze di Figaro) (Solti)
3. "Laudate Dominum" - Mozart
4. "Ave Maria" - Bach-Gounod
5. "Attendo, Attendo... Addio del passato" - Verdi (La traviata)
6. "Vissi d'arte" - Puccini (Tosca) (Solti)
7. "O mio babbino caro" - Puccini (Gianni Schicchi)
8. "Ecco: respiro appena. Io son l'umile ancella" - Cilea (Adriana Lecouvreur)
9. "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" - Puccini (La rondine)
10. "Depuis le jour" - Charpentier
11. "Pie Jesu" - Fauré (Requiem)
12. "Baïlèro" - Canteloube (Chants d'Auvergne)
13. "Tonight" - Bernstein (West Side Story)
14. "Summertime" - Gershwin
15. "Someone To Watch Over Me" - Gershwin
16. "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" - Kern
17. "Let's Face The Music and Dance" - Berlin
18. "True Love" - Porter
19. "The World You're Coming Into" - McCartney
20. "World in Union" -Gustav Holst/ Skarbek