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SA Opera singer, Pretty Yende is taking the world by storm

They say the sky is the limit and South African opera singer, Pretty Yende is certainly proving that. The star who’s originally from Piet Ritief is currently taking on the role of Rosina in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Sivilgia at the prestigious US Metropolitan Opera House. The opera runs from January 9 until February 11.

To promote the show as well as her album, A Journey she’s been appearing on some very popular US talk shows.

The latest being the Wendy Williams show where she performed and then sat down with Wendy to talk about her upbringing.

Earlier this year she performed on the Stephen Colbert show.

 

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