The voice that conquered Westminster Abbey | Pretty Yende | The InnerView 1
15 May 2023
Acclaimed soloist Pretty Yende’s breathtaking performance at the coronation of King Charles III brought her voice to the attention of the world. Yende, whose journey to opera stardom began in a small South African town, talks to Imran Garda about what it means to be a black woman in a genre that is traditionally considered white and elitist.
SF Opera: La Traviata 2
13 Nov 2022
Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and chorus in Shawna Lucey's sumptuous new vision of Verdi's masterpiece—the first new production of La Traviata built by San Francisco Opera's own craftspeople since 1987.
In Song: Pretty Yende 3
4 Nov 2022
Iconic soprano Pretty Yende grew up buoyed by family and a tight-knit church community, surrounded by love and a collective joy for singing. As Yende prepares to make her San Francisco Opera debut in the new production of La Traviata, this music-rich episode of In Song opens a window into the world of this enchanting artist, following her home as she visits with her congregation and her family, and performs with the young students of her alma mater, the Ndlela Secondary School.
La traviata - Che fai? 4
20 Apr 2022
Pretty Yende, Stephen Costello, The Royal Opera
La traviata - Si ridesta in ciel l'aurora 5
19 Apr 2022
The Royal Opera
La traviata - Sempre libera 6
15 Apr 2022
The Royal Opera
The Royal Opera's La traviata 7
14 Apr 2022
The cast and creative team on what makes La traviata special
Insights 8
21 Mar 2022
Masterclass with Pretty Yende
Andrea Bocelli and Pretty Yende sing "O soave fanciulla" 9
6 Mar 2022
From Puccini's La Bohème
New Year's Eve Gala Highlights 10
31 Dec 2020
Don't miss the Met Stars Live in Concert: New Year's Eve Gala, featuring sopranos Angel Blue and Pretty Yende, and tenors Javier Camarena and Matthew Polenzani, live from the spectacular Parktheater in Augsburg, Germany—available on demand now!
New Year’s Eve Gala: “Una voce poco fa” 11
29 Dec 2020
Pretty Yende sings an excerpt from Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Parktheater in Augsburg, Germany, in rehearsal for the Met Stars Live in Concert: New Year’s Eve Gala. Tickets on sale now.
New Year’s Eve Gala: Quartet from La Rondine 12
29 Dec 2020
Angel Blue, Pretty Yende, Javier Camarena, and Matthew Polenzani sing an excerpt from Puccini’s La Rondine at the Parktheater in Augsburg, Germany, in rehearsal for the Met Stars Live in Concert: New Year’s Eve Gala. Tickets on sale now.
'La traviata' (2020/21) - "Piangi, O Misera, Piangi!" (Acte II) 13
23 Dec 2020
Pretty Yende (Violetta) i Giovanni Meoni (Giorgio Germont) interpreten el duet "Piangi, O Misera, Piangi!" de l'acte II de 'La traviata' de Verdi al Gran Teatre del Liceu, amb l'Orquestra del Liceu dirigida per Speranza Scappucci, en la producció dirigida per David McVicar.
New Year's Eve Gala in Conversation 14
23 Dec 2020
Sopranos Angel Blue and Pretty Yende and tenors Javier Camarena and Matthew Polenzani recently spoke to General Manager Peter Gelb about their December 31 performance as part of the Met Stars Live in Concert series. Tickets on sale now.
Met Stars Live in Concert: New Year's Eve Gala 15
22 Dec 2020
In the next performance in the Met Stars Live in Concert series, Angel Blue, Pretty Yende, Javier Camarena, and Matthew Polenzani help ring in the new year live from Augsburg, Germany. Tickets are on sale now and make the perfect holiday gifts!
Manon by Jules Massenet - Trailer 16
16 Mar 2020
Manon de Jules Massenet, du 26 février au 10 avril 2020 à l'opéra Bastille
Manon by Jules Massenet (Pretty Yende & Benjamin Bernheim) 17
3 Mar 2020
Manon de Jules Massenet, du 26 février au 10 avril 2020 à l'opéra Bastille
Manon by Jules Massenet - "En fermant les yeux" (Benjamin Bernheim) 18
3 Mar 2020
Manon de Jules Massenet, du 26 février au 10 avril 2020 à l'opéra Bastille
Manon by Jules Massenet - "Obéissons quand leur voix appelle" (Pretty Yende) 19
3 Mar 2020
Manon de Jules Massenet, du 26 février au 10 avril 2020 à l'opéra Bastille
Manon by Jules Massenet - "Je marche sur tous les chemins" (Pretty Yende) 20
3 Mar 2020
Manon de Jules Massenet, du 26 février au 10 avril 2020 à l'opéra Bastille
Lumière sur : Pretty Yende dans La Traviata 21
2 Oct 2019
La Traviata de Giuseppe Verdi, du 12 septembre au 16 octobre 2019 au Palais Garnier.
Pretty Yende: Bringing opera into pop culture 22
16 Sep 2019
After appearing in major productions around the world, South African singer Pretty Yende is performing a modern, social-media infused version of La Traviata at Paris's prestigious Opéra Garnier.
La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi - Trailer 23
23 Sep 2019
La Traviata de Giuseppe Verdi, du 12 septembre au 16 octobre 2019 au Palais Garnier.
La Traviata by G. Verdi - "Addio del passato" (Pretty Yende) 24
16 Sep 2019
Pretty Yende / Zuzana Marková
Benjamin Bernheim / Atalla Ayan
Ludovic Tézier / Jean‑François Lapointe
La Traviata by G. Verdi - "Un di, felice, eterea" (Pretty Yende & Benjamin Bernheim) 25
16 Sep 2019
Pretty Yende / Zuzana Marková
Benjamin Bernheim / Atalla Ayan
Ludovic Tézier / Jean‑François Lapointe
La Traviata by G. Verdi - "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (Pretty Yende & Benjamin Bernheim) 26
16 Sep 2019
Pretty Yende / Zuzana Marková
Benjamin Bernheim / Atalla Ayan
Ludovic Tézier / Jean‑François Lapointe
Probenausschnitt: «La sonnambula» mit Pretty Yende & Lawrence Brownlee - Opernhaus Zürich 27
4 May 2019
In unserer konzertanten Premiere von Vincenzo Bellinis «La sonnambula» stellen sich Pretty Yende und Lawrence Brownlee der Herausforderung der beiden Hauptpartien Amina und Elvino. Beide wurden am Opernhaus Zürich bereits in Bellinis «I puritani» gefeiert.
Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti (Pretty Yende) 28
26 Mar 2019
Don Pasquale de Gaetano Donizetti, du 22 mars au 16 avril 2019 au Palais Garnier
Pretty Yende - 28 minutes - ARTE 29
6 Mar 2019
Au travers de trois éléments-clés de la biographie de notre invitée, Gaël Legras dessine en filigrane son portrait. Aujourd’hui, il s’intéresse à la soprane Pretty Yende.
Pretty Yende on La Fille du Régiment 30
5 Mar 2019
Soprano Pretty Yende discusses signing Marie during the Live in HD transmission of “La Fille du Régiment.” 2018–19 season.
La Fille du Régiment: Pretty Yende 31
20 Feb 2019
Pretty Yende in the final dress rehearsal from "La Fille du Régiment". Production: Laurent Pelly. Conductor: Enrique Mazzola. 2018–19 season
La Fille du Régiment: Trailer 32
8 Feb 2019
Watch a trailer for Donizetti’s infectious comedy, starring the unbeatable bel canto duo of soprano Pretty Yende and tenor Javier Camarena. Production: Laurent Pelly. Conductor: Enrique Mazzola. 2018–19 season.
La Fille du Régiment: “Tous les trois réunis” 33
5 Feb 2019
Pretty Yende, Javier Camarena, and Alessandro Corbelli sing the Act II trio in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Laurent Pelly. Conductor: Enrique Mazzola. 2018–19 season.
La Fille du Régiment: “Il faut partir” 34
5 Feb 2019
Pretty Yende sings Marie’s Act I aria in the final dress rehearsal. Production: Laurent Pelly. Conductor: Enrique Mazzola. 2018–19 season.
Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena on La Fille du Régiment 35
4 Feb 2019
Soprano Pretty Yende and tenor Javier Camarena discuss “La Fille du Régiment” with host Ailyn Pérez during the Live in HD broadcast of “Carmen.” 2018–19 season.
Les Pêcheurs de Perles: “O Dieu Brahma” 36
13 Nov 2018
Pretty Yende sings Leïla’s Act I aria in the final dress rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera
Les Pêcheurs de Perles: “Leïla! Dieu puissant” 37
26 Nov 2018
Pretty Yende and Javier Camarena sing Leïla and Nadir’s Act II duet in the final dress rehearsal. Conductor: Emmanuel Villaume. Production: Penny Woolcock. 2018–19 season
'I PURITANI' (2018/19) - "Vien, diletto" 38
11 Oct 2018
Pretty Yende interpreta "Vien, diletto" a l'estrena de 'I Puritani' de Bellini al Liceu el 5 d'octubre de 2018
Lucia di Lammermoor: Mad scene rehearsal 39
24 Apr 2018
Soprano Pretty Yende and glass harmonica player Friedrich Heinrich Kern rehearse the mad scene from Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. Production: Mary Zimmerman. Conductor: Roberto Abbado. 2017–18 season.
Interview with soprano Pretty Yende 40
20 Mar 2018
From Berlioz to Donizetti and Verdi, Pretty Yende pursues her travels through the repertoire. Singing Benvenuto Cellini for the first time, the South African soprano recounts her growing affection for the French repertoire. Back next season in Don Pasquale, directed by Damiano Michieletto (March), and in La Traviata, directed by Simon Stone (September), Pretty Yende will once more become Norina, one of her favorite roles, and tackle the iconic Violetta for the first time.
Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz - Teresa (Pretty Yende) 41
21 Mar 2018
Benvenuto Cellini de Hector Berlioz, du 20 mars au 14 avril 2018 à l'Opéra Bastille.
L’Elisir d’Amore: Trailer 42
19 Jan 2018
On stage through February 17
L’Elisir d’Amore: “Quanto amore” 43
16 Jan 2018
Pretty Yende and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo sing an excerpt from Adina and Dulcamara’s Act II duet. Production: Bartlett Sher. Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan. 2017–18 season.
crescendo trifft: Pretty Yende 44
31 Oct 2017
Warum Freude die eigentliche Kraft des Lebens ist!
Sopranistin Pretty Yende im Gespräch mit crescendo – Magazin für klassische Musik und Lebensart.
ECHO KLASSIK 2017: Auftritt 45
29 Oct 2017
Pretty Yende
ECHO KLASSIK 2017: Auftritt 46
29 Oct 2017
Pretty Yende & Aida Garifullina
ECHO KLASSIK 2017: Preisübergabe 47
29 Oct 2017
Pretty Yende & Aida Garifullina
Pretty Yende -Backstage-Interview/Echo Klassik 2017 48
29 Oct 2017
Die südafrikanische Sopranistin Pretty Yende im Gespräch mit Sarah Willis hinter den Kulissen der "ECHO KLASSIK"-Preisverleihung in Hamburg am 29. Oktober 2017. Pretty Yende erhielt den "Echo Klassik" für Nachwuchskünstlerin (Gesang).
Dreams - Pretty Yende 49
6 Oct 2017
Dreams can take various shapes. From love and longing in Juliette’s “Je veux vivre dans ce rêve” to delusions and desperation in Lucia’s mad scene. Through the eyes of young opera heroines Pretty Yende slips into their world of dreams with arias of the bel canto and romantic repertoire.
With Dreams Pretty Yende also refers to her very own fairytale that continues to this day. From a girl in a remote town in South Africa she turned into one of the world’s most sought-after sopranos living her dream on the world’s opera stages.
Album release: October 27, 2017
The Voice Must Be Heard: Pretty Yende 50
1 Sep 2017
Check out our new video, featuring soprano Pretty Yende, who stars in Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore and Lucia di Lammermoor.
After Show: Meet Pretty Yende 51
26 Jan 2017
Wendy Williams Show
Pretty Yende Performs "Una Voce Poco Fa" 52
26 Jan 2017
Wendy Williams Show
Pretty Yende Performs "Una voce poco fa" 53
4 Jan 2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
SABC Digital News Feature 54
2 Sep 2016
Pretty Yende on releasing her debut album "A Journey"
Expresso Feature - Part 1 55
1 Sep 2016
Pretty Yende on her new album, career & more
Expresso Show Feature - Part 2 56
1 Sep 2016
Pretty Yende on her new album, career & more
Pretty Yende – "A Journey" 57
12 Jul 2016
Album Preview
La nouvelle Soprano Pretty Yende 58
29 Feb 2016
Entrée libre
Opera star Pretty Yende 59
25 Jul 2014
Top Billing feature
Pretty Yende - A Journey (Trailer) 60
21 Jul 2016
Solo album debut on Sony Classical
Lawrence Brownlee and Pretty Yende 61
22 Feb 2016
'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' - Opera National de Paris
I Puritani - Trailer 62
20 Jun 2016
Opernhaus Zurich
Interview with Pretty Yende 63
14 Dec 2015
'Die Zauberflöte' - Grand Théâtre Genève
"Frühlingsstimmen" (Johann Strauss) 64
27 Jul 2015
Verbier Festival
"Sitting Pretty" 65
25 Jun 2015
Rising South African star Yende revels in Don Pasquale role (musica)
Don Pasquale: "Vado, corro al gran cimento" 66
19 Jun 2015
Gran Teatre del Liceu
Carnegie Hall Performance 67
11 Jun 2015
Soprano Pretty Yende and pianist Kamal Khan perform Bellini's "Oh, se una volta sola ... Ah! non credea mirarti ... Ah! non giunge uman pensiero" from La sonnambula as part of UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa.
'Take Five' with Pretty Yende 68
1 Dec 2014
Opera News
'The Marriage of Figaro' Trailer 69
25 Mar 2015
LA Opera
Flying high with opera singer Pretty Yende and British Airways 70
23 Feb 2015
Pretty Yende pulls no punches when she talks about her career. “Look beyond the glitz and glam and know how much you need success.”
News24 Feature 71
12 Feb 2015
Opera singer, Pretty Yende, inspires SA youth
Operalia - First Prize performance 72
25 Jul 2014
Pretty Yende sings Beatrice di Tenda: "Ah, la pena in lor piombo'"
Le Comte Ory: "Vous que l'on dit sensible" 73
17 Jul 2014
The Metropolitan Opera
Le Comte Ory: "Ce téméraire" 74
17 Jul 2014
The Metropolitan Opera