…in no particular order & with my favorite recording…

Number Three: Kiri Te Kenawa

The New Zealand soprano of European and Maori origin has stolen my heart in Joseph Canteloube’s “Chants d’Auvergne” (Songs from The Auvergne) and “Bachianas Brasileiras No.5” by Heitor Villa-Lobos (click links to listen).

The double CD is available on Itunes with the magical orchestration by Jeffrey Tate & Lynn Harrell and the English Chamber Orchestra.