Growing up in South Africa, internationally celebrated opera singer Pretty Yende hadn’t even heard of opera until she was almost out of high school. Now, she’s hailed as one of her generation’s most ...

What would it look like? The Bal d’Été at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris offered one example. By Vanessa Friedman “Grounded,” the new work that opened the season, has been joined by revivals ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Pretty Yende walked on stage for her Metropolitan Opera debut 21 months ago, she immediately fell for the audience. But not nearly as hard as the audience fell for her. The South ...

NEW YORK — When the soprano Pretty Yende was training in the young artist academy at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, coaches suggested she study the title role of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” “I ...

What's not to love about Pretty Yende? Her voice is delightful, her personality sparkles, and her story is inspiring. Just 31, Yende has gone from life in a South African township to stardom on the ...

Benjamin Bernheim performs the title role of the tormented poet for Offenbach’s final work. Hoffmann’s trio of lovers are sung by Erin Morley as the mechanical doll Olympia, Pretty Yende as the ...

(AP) Preparing to exit the stage during the opening moments of Rossini’s Le Comte Ory at the Metropolitan Opera, Pretty Yende tripped on a couple of steps leading down from a wooden platform and fell ...

Follow the young South African soprano's fairytale rise to fame in a travelogue of classic arias and scenes by Rossini, Delibes and Bellini. Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album ...

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