Pretty Yende’s journey from South Africa to opera stardom
Season 2025
Episode 180
About the Episode
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 accomplished coloratura sopranos. Ciaran Jenkins of Independent Television News reports.
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