Pretty Yende
Superstar soprano Pretty Yende displays her versatility as she sings Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and arias from Rossini's The Barber of Seville and Verdi's La Traviata. Also on the program are classic opera overtures and Aaron Copland's celebrated Appalachian Spring.
Program
Aaron COPLAND / Appalachian Spring (Suite for 13 instruments)
Samuel BARBER / Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Gioachino ROSSINI / Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia
(The Barber of Seville)
/ “Una Voce Poco Fa” from Il barbiere di Siviglia
Giuseppe VERDI / Overture to La Forza del Destino
/ La Traviata: Prelude to Act I
/ “È strano! è strano!” from La Traviata
Performers
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Pretty Yende, soprano
Media
Pretty Yende's New Year's Eve Met Gala Performance: