b'Guest ArtistBorn in South Africa, PRETTY YENDE reached the top of her opera career with extraordinary speed, and quickly became one of the brightest stars in the world of music. After her debut at the Latvian National Theater in Riga as Micala in, Bizets Carmen she performed in all major international theaters, including Royal Opera House, Opra National de Paris, Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, La Scala, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Wiener Staatsoper, Opernhaus Zrich, and Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. Last season, Ms. Yende returned to Wiener Staatsoper to star in her signature role of Violetta in Verdis La traviata and as Elvira in Bellinis I Puritani. Shereprised Violetta at the Royal Opera House and performed the role of Norinain Donizettis Don Pasquale. Additionally, she made her debut as Olympia,Antonia, Giulietta, and Stella in Offenbachs Les Contes dHoffmann at Palaude les Arts Reina Sofa.Recent successes include her Metropolitan debut as Countess Adle in Rossinis Le comte Ory, followed by Maria in Donizettis La fille du rgiment, and roles such as Rosina, Adina, Lucia, Juliette, Elvira, and Pamina. She made her debut at the Opra National de Paris as Rosina in Rossinis Il barbiere di Siviglia, followed by a new production of La traviata staged by Simon Stone, and return as Lucia di Lammermoor. She was also Norina in Donizettis Don Pasquale in Barcelona, Micala in Carmen at the LA Opera, Pamina at the Grand Thtre de Genve, Elvira at the Opernhaus Zrich, Susanna at the Los Angeles Opera, Countess Adle and Musetta at La Scala and Teresa in Benvenuto Cellini by Berlioz in Paris, to name a few.Highlights on the concert stage include her Carnegie Hall recital, concerts in Switzerland, Spain, Austria, South Africa, Germany, Italy, France, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and USA.prettyyende.com'