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South African soprano Pretty Yende plans a D.C. recital of classical music and zarzuela by Celia Wren

Soprano Pretty Yende sometimes hankers after the climate of her native land. "The sun! I miss the sun!" the South African singer exclaimed when asked for what home comforts she felt nostalgic. If she has spent time away from Rainbow Nation daylight of late, Yende has been radiating some luster of her own. In January 2013, she made a buzzed-about debut at New York's Metropolitan Opera, taking on the role of Countess A…

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:11PM on October 31, 2014

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