VIENNA : South African soprano Pretty Yende first met King Charles when she was invited to sing at Windsor Castle by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra last year. On Saturday, she will perform solo at his coronation.
"This was my audition I guess," said Yende, recalling the evening at Windsor during a backstage interview at the opera house.Yende is the first African national to sing solo at a British coronation. Millions are expected to watch the televised event, likely the biggest audience in Yende's career so far and a"dream come true", she said.
"When we took breaks she would open the hymn book from our church and teach me these songs," she said, recalling the fear of then being told to perform them for the congregation."I was very shy ... but I didn't want to disappoint my grandmother."
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