A mishap in the South African soprano's Metropolitan Opera debut still makes her laugh, but that night ended with a standing ovation. Now she's in... Pretty Yende: An Opera Star Whose Rise Began With ...

LINCOLN CENTER, Manhattan (WABC) -- Meet Pretty Yende: an opera singer From South Africa who is bringing greater diversity to classical music. Incredibly, she found her calling through a TV commercial ...

When Pretty Yende made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 2013, it was the result of a last-minute change in casting that both delighted and worried the opera world. Replacing Nino Machaidze after ...

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*If you haven’t heard, Pretty Yende is a sensational young South African soprano opera singer whose career has risen to the top of the opera world with unparalleled speed within the past few years.

Opera singer Pretty Yende will become the first African solo artist to perform at the coronation of a British monarch. Yende, 38, has been chosen by King Charles III to perform at his coronation ...

“Pretty, are you sitting down?” South African soprano Pretty Yende was performing in Vienna last December when she received a call from her manager. She had just been booked for the biggest gig of her ...

Get all the top news & discounts for New Jersey & beyond. Rossen Milanov is thrilled to kick off 2023 with the high notes of an opera-focused program. He says, "Opera provides us with an incredible ...

Had it not been for a random encounter with a British Airways television commercial when she was 16, soprano Pretty Yende might be crunching numbers in an office today rather than performing at some ...

It’s been announced that South African opera star Pretty Yende will sing at Charles III’s coronation on 6 May in Westminster Abbey, London. The 37-year-old soprano was elated. The invitation is ...