Pretty Yende.

Format:

Video

Series:

12 Qwestions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa.

South Africans.

Opera.

Local Subjects:

Africa.

South Africans.

Opera.

Genre:

Interview

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Paris, Ile-de-France : Qwest TV, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

A chance encounter with an advert featuring Lakmé’s "Flower duet" turned out to be a defining moment in the life of Pretty Yende. «It was as though someone turned on the light and I became alive», Yende in her own words describing the magical transformation she experienced when she started studying opera. This young South African soprano has made a meteoric rise to fame, performing in opera houses from the Metropolitan in New York, to the Paris Opera. "Nothing is impossible. Dream on." she tells us. In her own words, discover this radiant star of the operatic world in this captivating interview. What is her guilty pleasure song? What is her message for young girls the world over that want to sing? Who would she most love to collaborate with? Discover all of this and more in this 12 Qwestions episode. Rachel Rowntree

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed July 15, 2024).