Pretty Yende [SEP] voice type
Pretty Yende
Pretty Yende, OIS (born 6 March 1985) is a South African operatic soprano. She has performed leading roles at opera houses internationally, including La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera.
Early life and education.
Born in Piet Retief, Mpumalanga, Yende was inspired to learn opera at age 16 after seeing a British Airways TV advertisement that featured the Flower Duet from "Lakmé". She subsequently enrolled at the South African College of Music, where her teachers included Virginia Davids, and from which she
Yende
Yende is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Mthokozisi Yende (born 1984), South African footballer
- Pretty Yende (born 1985), South African opera singer