Pretty Yende, soprano

When Pretty Yende graces you with her radiant presence and magnificent voice on stage, "your soul and my soul meet, and we are never the same." In this moving and thought-provoking conversation with Gramophone's James Jolly, the South African soprano talks about the "supernatural" encounter with Delibes that inspired her to pursue her opera career; the special universal language of music that bonds artist and listener together irrevocably; coming to bel canto repertoire and learning to believe in her talent; the challenge of leaving characters behind when the curtain falls; why English is the hardest language to sing in; the roles she looks forward to playing one day; and much, much more! Presented with the generous support of Madame Aline Foriel-Destezet.

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If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a classical music superstar, look no further than musicmakers by medici.tv! In a series of candid interviews with Gramophone editor-in-chief James Jolly, the most celebrated classical artists of today’s stages—including Joyce DiDonato and Barbara Hannigan, Alexandre Kantorow and Daniel Lozakovich, Kaija Saariaho and Pascal Dusapin, and plenty more—talk about memorable moments on and offstage, their experience of and love for classical music, and what inspires them as artists and human beings. Musicmakers is produced by medici.tv.