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May
07
2023
By The African Mirror
Pretty Yende wows King Charles and Queen Camilla

Pretty Yende wows King Charles and Queen Camilla

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
FROM a small rural town of eMkhonto, in Mpumalanga, South Africa to Westminister Abbey, singing at the coronation of an English, an event beamed to millions around the world. This is the incredible and inspirational story of Pretty Yende, the supremely talented South African opera singer who made history by becoming the first soloist to perform at the coronation of an English monarch. Yende, dressed in a stunning yellow Stéphane Rolland gown and Graff jewellery, wowed the global A-listers who made it to the front row to witness the coronation of King Charles III.  Yende sang "Sacred Fire," a piece…
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Mar
03
2023
By The African Mirror
Pretty Yende, a South African opera star with a voice that shatters glass ceilings

Pretty Yende, a South African opera star with a voice that shatters glass ceilings

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
IT'S been announced that South African opera star Pretty Yende will sing at King Charles III’s coronation on 6 May in Westminster Abbey, London. The 37-year-old soprano was elated. The invitation is reminiscent of when Charles and the late Diana, Princess of Wales were married in 1981. For this occasion, the New Zealand soprano Kiri Te Kanawa’s beautiful voice beguiled the royal couple. Te Kanawa, being Maori, represented her indigenous community who were the victims of imperialism and colonialism. Author WAYNE MULLER, Publications Editor / Research Fellow (Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation), Stellenbosch University Te Kanawa was…
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Jun
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Pretty Yende: SA seeks answers from France

Pretty Yende: SA seeks answers from France

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER THE ill-treatment of world acclaimed South African soprano Pretty Yende at the hands of the French Police has become a diplomatic incident. The South African government has summoned France's Ambassador to SA to convey its displeasure at the treatment of Yende at the Charles de Gaulle International Airport on Monday. According to SA's Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO), the SA Embassy in Paris has also written to the French authorities, seeking an explanation and requesting a thorough investigation into the matter. Yende was detained at the Charles De Gaulle International Airport based on an allegation…
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