Pretty Yende performs at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 2019. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images by Thembela Vokwana, University of Fort Hare Among the global music stars invited to perform at the grand reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris is Pretty Yende. The South African soprano was also one of the invited artists … Continued

The post The empire sings back: the deep history behind South African soprano Pretty Yende’s triumph appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.