{"product_id":"pretty-yende_a-journey_2016_son","title":"A journey","description":"« A soprano gifted with a real musical intelligence, a diamond timbre, and a dazzling smile » - The Telegraph « Pretty Yende has a powerful and flexible voice that can reach the stars » - The Washington Post « Her luminous voice reflects an unwavering resolve, she sings the coloraturas with sparkling precision. » - New York Times Pretty Yende is the revelation of recent months: she immediately captivated the Parisian audience with her extraordinary presence during the performances last spring of Rossini's \"Barber of Seville.\" Born in 1985, in South Africa, not far from Johannesburg, Pretty Yende's 'Journey' to becoming one of today's most sought-after lyrical artists is like a fairy tale! She started like many singers, in her parish choir. The revelation of singing came to her the first time she heard the \"Flower Duet\" (Lakmé) by Leo Delibes (track 2 of the CD). She immediately gave up her plan to be an accountant to dedicate herself to the study of singing. After winning a scholarship to the South African College of Music in Cape Town, she was finally able to study and reveal herself under her teacher Virginia Davids, the first black artist to perform on stage during apartheid in South Africa. She triumphed in 2009 at the Belvedere International Competition and then at Operalia in 2011; she was then engaged in the young artist programs at La Scala in Milan and continued her singing studies with Mariella Devia. Her career is developing rapidly, and she has already performed on stage as a partner of Juan Diego Florez and Rolando Villazon.","brand":"Pretty Yende","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57712799351128,"sku":null,"price":23467570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/pretty-yende_a-journey_2016_son","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}