Pretty!! Proudly South African. She grew up poor in a rural township in Piet Retief and she and her parents could not afford singing lessons when she saw someone sing opera on TV. But she vowed to sing one day and here she is! One of the best voices South Africa has to offer. Muhle kakhulu mama Yende!!
1st time I hear her. She has a FABULOUS voice. This is a very difficult song and she sings it with emotion and reserved power. I hope she receives the world acclaim she deserves.
True talk !!!! I feel the same way !!!! No one ever sang it better then Lucia Popp .... only Pretty Yende sang it in this Version in s same impressive way ❤
Wow! First Rusalka done by not native speaker which I was able to listen it till end and enjoy it a lot. She si perfect, beautiful voice .... and she is doing great work with czech language. Many famous and my favorite opera singers failed in that. I love her version.
+Jana Souflova yes, for a not Slavic singer quite a challenge, and yet, I would rather listen without looking at her, she is beautiful in her own right, and yet, it is Dvorak.
Beautiful singing! Impeccable diction and interpretation. We need her in the US in the operatic world. This is an aria that could be destroyed very easily but, she treats it with delicacy. Simply lovely.
We South African women are SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL and TALENTED! Go Pretty!!! Your name suits you! Her voice is so powerful and that delivery is spotless. I'm crying in the office listening to this.
Yes, indeed you are. Her beauty and her rendition makes me cry along with you. Stay safe you wonderful African people. Pretty, that was magnificent. Thank you. Love from Seattle, WA, USA
Better get used to hearing from Pretty Yende. She is going to dominate the operatic stage for the next 20 years just the way Sutherland, Tebaldi, Price and Callas did in their time.
Amazing, I love it! I think Czech can not be pronounced perfectly by anybody who is not a Czech (especially a hell of a word like "příbytky"), BUT it absolutely does not matter in this case because this woman has breathtaking voice. I hear just the voice and I have goose bumps. I feel a content of these words perfectly because they are so heartfelt. When I found this video I was a bit sceptic first (well, this lady doesn't look like a typical Rusalka) but when she started to sing, I knew in an instant she is perfect Rusalka. Děkuji.
Slava Ivanov I don't think so. Or it depends on what you accept as quite good. Even Slovaks (our closest language relatives) struggle with ř. And the preposition v makes that part "v příbytky" hard to pronounce even for Czechs as there is a lot of consonants together. I don't think that Czech is unique in its difficulty, every language has its characteristic sounds that are extremely hard to learn.
Slava Ivanov I don't think so. Or it depends on what you accept as quite good. Even Slovaks (our closest language relatives) struggle with ř. And the preposition v makes that part "v příbytky" hard to pronounce even for Czechs as there is a lot of consonants together. I don't think that Czech is unique in its difficulty, every language has its characteristic sounds that are extremely hard to learn.
Petr Hošek I didn't mean "perfect", of course, each language has it's difficulties. But generally, it's possible to sounds close (not the same) to native speaker. Your accent will be visible, but not awful, because most of the sounds and the same or similar and combinations of them is't so complicated for slavic languages. You just need to really control every word
definitely not true. Letter Ř can be correctly pronounced by very few nations. This sound as we pronounce it is naturally only in one other language - some eskimo
Lovely great warm sound of this wonderful soprano Ms. Yende.I will like very much to hear much more from her!!!!. Lovely voice and lots of sensible expresion on her interpretation, BRAVAAAA!!!!
I don't know about her accent as I don't speak Czech, but her voice and expressions are so beautiful.. I would love to have been a member of the audience and to watch her perform live!! Well done!!
But in the scenario Vodnik (waterman) her father is singing "Rusalka bleda"..... Which means in english Rusalka pale (or white).....She isnt white. but she is nice singer.
@@alaalfa8839 AND (not 'but') I think if you know the culture from which the Rusalka folklore emerges, you know exactly why they can refer to a white face without any of the implied references to what other skin colors there are...as we have in our beautiful, multicultural Europe/planet Earth. The Rusalka legends were in western part of Russian Empire (Ukraine, in particular) and bordering Slavic regions. For many hundreds of years, at least, the settled people had pale skin tones, just as in Scandinavia, an evolutionary adaptation to northern latitudes where maximum absorption of sun's 'weak' rays was needed for strong bones to survive childhood. This, and countless other musical performances across cultural bounderies show, more than my words, that music (and dance) are universal to the human race.
@@shanaw5390 ....It wasnt about white race....but he sings Rusalka bleda....We use this therm bleda (female) bledy (male) when someone gets sick...or gets some flu....but I didnt know how to explain it., because bleda means white (from being sick or having flu or also when person is tramatised)..When people are happy healthy they have nice pink cheeks, pink color in face....but when people get sick or feel bad emotionally they are pale or white, but its difficult to translate, because I am not english speaker.....Or when someone gets sick to a stomach...we say zeleny...which means you look green....But if black person is sick or traumatised is not white.
I am so glad that I know nothing about the technicalities of opera. I have no idea of her accent, pronunciation, or timing. My ears and my heart like this. Lovely. Just plain lovely.
Sorrow of this music gets deep into my soul , and it is not possible for me even to cry for excessive sadness . 🍎 Thank-you very much to her pensive and exquisite soprano from effulgent Tokyo in profound Japan .
She has really beautuful voice !!! Nevertheless, I am Czech and the pronunciation is not good so that in some parts the song misses the Czech "pathos" which can be found, for exemple, in the version sung by Gabriela Beňáčková; but I appreciate all her efforts. In fact, our language is really difficult to pronunciate even for the other Slavs, the "ř" is the most difficult consonant at all: but who tries, improves. Bien a tous!
Stunning! Not only has she a beautiful voice, but she had to sing in Czech. Prague is my spiritual home, and I would love one day to hear this wonderful singer in the Opera House
WOW!!! Even befor you sang, Pretty, you showed how much you love this piece.. as do we all... Your voice is silken... And I read that your diction is pure! Viva la Musica and Viva Pretty!
when I listen to this incomparable soprano , I feel supreme delight . I heard God,s voice that woke me up to listen to her incomparable soprano . 🍎 From effulgent Tokyo in profound Japan Which national are you watching this video ？
Překrásný zpěv, nádherně odděleny dramatické celky. Musela jsem si pustit už zatim 2x. Je to prostě nádherný text o lásce. Cítím to z toho, přízvuk mi nevadí, dílo pana Dvořáka je nesmrtelné. Děkuji.
Dear Ms. Yende, I have been trying to do research on you since I first heard your lovely voice on channel 13. Some how I had mispelled your last name.I believe you are an inspiration to all up and coming sopranos. As an African-American I am especially proud of you. I have told my students about you and now they know where to find you. Thank you for your dedication to good music. -E.Harrison Gordon, Nubian Conservatory
Wow! absolutely beautiful, and powerful. She has great control of her pitch breathing and vibrato. Sarah Brightman is my all time favorite but this lady beats all the other lady's that I've hear. A lot of the others that sing this have great moments in the song but she carried it through the whole song. Nice!
Ano, musím to potvrdit. Má krásný hlas a výbornou výslovnost. Ve slovech "řekni mu řekni" slyším čisté ř a to muselo být pro ní velmi těžké. Ano, je to krásné!! Nakonec v tak krásné árii na tom " ř " ani tak nezáleží.
At the Metropolitan Conservatory of Music in New York City, Antonin Dvorak saw to it that, for the first time, blacks would be admitted to study there. He not only appreciated the richness of American folk music and Negro spirituals, he socialized with and loved these students. One, William Arms Fisher, wrote Goin' Home to the largo of Dvorak's New World Symphony. How proud and moved Dvorak must be to hear Ms. Yende sing this aria from (as I am sure a loving God will allow)!
Loved it! Beautiful!! Obviously pronunciation can't be perfect but it can never be with any language! Moc se mi to libilo a jsem rada, ze se skladby jako rusalka a tak zpivaji po celem svete!! :)
She's not my favourite voice but I really like her interpretation of Czech libretto. She is much better than other famous singers in this. I wouldn't recognize her from Czech native singer.
Wow. Just wow. I have goosebumps. She is incredible. Greetings from the Czech rep.
Pretty!! Proudly South African. She grew up poor in a rural township in Piet Retief and she and her parents could not afford singing lessons when she saw someone sing opera on TV. But she vowed to sing one day and here she is! One of the best voices South Africa has to offer. Muhle kakhulu mama Yende!!
Proudly South African? Do u sing very well?
What bout this?:
ruclips.net/video/TVLF_sBDtZY/видео.html
Not one of the best voices South Africa has to offer, but one of the best voices in opera today! What other voices are there in South Africa today?
You can be justifiably proud of her!
@@juliaflowers4409 Totally spot on. Both of these beautiful ladies have lovely voices but I M H O the Grand Prix goes to your choice.
1st time I hear her. She has a FABULOUS voice. This is a very difficult song and she sings it with emotion and reserved power. I hope she receives the world acclaim she deserves.
I never thought any version of this song could move me like Lucia Popp's does. But Yende's does. Beautiful heartfelt singing.
True talk !!!! I feel the same way !!!! No one ever sang it better then Lucia Popp .... only Pretty Yende sang it in this Version in s same impressive way ❤
Wow! First Rusalka done by not native speaker which I was able to listen it till end and enjoy it a lot. She si perfect, beautiful voice .... and she is doing great work with czech language. Many famous and my favorite opera singers failed in that. I love her version.
Jana Souflova Search up Lilian Roberts version too.
Jana Souflova Exactly my words she was able to nail czech and sign to the note excelent job
+Jana Souflova yes, for a not Slavic singer quite a challenge, and yet, I would rather listen without looking at her, she is beautiful in her own right, and yet, it is Dvorak.
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+Val Th It's mainly the music and singing skill, not the casting.
Děkuji z ČR 🥰
Beautiful singing! Impeccable diction and interpretation. We need her in the US in the operatic world. This is an aria that could be destroyed very easily but, she treats it with delicacy. Simply lovely.
Que c'est beau!
Magnifique ! Quand j'écoute Pretty Yende, j'oublie tout autour et sa voix céleste me submerge d'émotion.
Wow!!!
The best singer by far... the expressiveness at the same level as her voice... she loves the piece and we love her!
I'm forgiving those notes that "cresce" are sharp.
Velice pěkné....krásné a zpěvačka má zlato v hrdle..a krásně se naučila vyslovovat...
She is sooooo beautiful
Her facial expressions reveal that she doesn’t understand what the aria is about, or the basic text. Too slow/
bar-by-bar approach/boring________
MARAVILLOSA VOZ Y MUSICA FELICIDADES Y GRACIAS , ME LLENO DE AMOR, PAZ Y ALEGRIA . GRACIAS
Ms. Yende's depth of emotion brought tears to my eyes-such exquisite singing, and fine acting, too.
Saw her at Met in La Fille du Regiment, also L’eliser d’amore…both excellent, wonderful singing and acting.
We South African women are SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL and TALENTED! Go Pretty!!! Your name suits you! Her voice is so powerful and that delivery is spotless. I'm crying in the office listening to this.
+freegratuits you go girls! She does exceptional job with the language for a non native speaker.
It's simply music there, nothing else.
ruclips.net/video/TVLF_sBDtZY/видео.html
Yes, indeed you are. Her beauty and her rendition makes me cry along with you. Stay safe you wonderful African people. Pretty, that was magnificent. Thank you. Love from Seattle, WA, USA
Better get used to hearing from Pretty Yende. She is going to dominate the operatic stage for the next 20 years just the way Sutherland, Tebaldi, Price and Callas did in their time.
very well said 9546aw! that's exactly what will happen to Pretty Yende.
What an exceptional, beautiful, cristalline rendering! Thank you Mrs Yende!
Jc Fadot she's unmarried unless you've secretly married her😜
Великолепное пение, браво, большая умница.!
Amazing, I love it! I think Czech can not be pronounced perfectly by anybody who is not a Czech (especially a hell of a word like "příbytky"), BUT it absolutely does not matter in this case because this woman has breathtaking voice. I hear just the voice and I have goose bumps. I feel a content of these words perfectly because they are so heartfelt. When I found this video I was a bit sceptic first (well, this lady doesn't look like a typical Rusalka) but when she started to sing, I knew in an instant she is perfect Rusalka. Děkuji.
It can be pronounced quite good by anybody who is a native speaker of any slavic language.
Slava Ivanov I don't think so. Or it depends on what you accept as quite good. Even Slovaks (our closest language relatives) struggle with ř. And the preposition v makes that part "v příbytky" hard to pronounce even for Czechs as there is a lot of consonants together.
I don't think that Czech is unique in its difficulty, every language has its characteristic sounds that are extremely hard to learn.
Slava Ivanov I don't think so. Or it depends on what you accept as quite good. Even Slovaks (our closest language relatives) struggle with ř. And the preposition v makes that part "v příbytky" hard to pronounce even for Czechs as there is a lot of consonants together.
I don't think that Czech is unique in its difficulty, every language has its characteristic sounds that are extremely hard to learn.
Petr Hošek I didn't mean "perfect", of course, each language has it's difficulties. But generally, it's possible to sounds close (not the same) to native speaker. Your accent will be visible, but not awful, because most of the sounds and the same or similar and combinations of them is't so complicated for slavic languages. You just need to really control every word
definitely not true. Letter Ř can be correctly pronounced by very few nations. This sound as we pronounce it is naturally only in one other language - some eskimo
Lovely great warm sound of this wonderful soprano Ms. Yende.I will like very much to hear much more from her!!!!. Lovely voice and lots of sensible expresion on her interpretation, BRAVAAAA!!!!
Она настолько возвышенна, естественна и непосредственна, что окрылит любого.Побольше таких певцов....)
I don't know about her accent as I don't speak Czech, but her voice and expressions are so beautiful.. I would love to have been a member of the audience and to watch her perform live!! Well done!!
She is South African. Recently she sang for King Charles' coronation.
She makes me so proud to be a South African at a time when there is so little for us to be proud of.
Wow, she's as beautiful as her voice.
I am sure Dvorak would be very pleased with her interpretation. Best!
I'm sure he would be :)
A talent
But in the scenario Vodnik (waterman) her father is singing "Rusalka bleda"..... Which means in english Rusalka pale (or white).....She isnt white. but she is nice singer.
@@alaalfa8839 AND (not 'but') I think if you know the culture from which the Rusalka folklore emerges, you know exactly why they can refer to a white face without any of the implied references to what other skin colors there are...as we have in our beautiful, multicultural Europe/planet Earth. The Rusalka legends were in western part of Russian Empire (Ukraine, in particular) and bordering Slavic regions. For many hundreds of years, at least, the settled people had pale skin tones, just as in Scandinavia, an evolutionary adaptation to northern latitudes where maximum absorption of sun's 'weak' rays was needed for strong bones to survive childhood. This, and countless other musical performances across cultural bounderies show, more than my words, that music (and dance) are universal to the human race.
@@shanaw5390 ....It wasnt about white race....but he sings Rusalka bleda....We use this therm bleda (female) bledy (male) when someone gets sick...or gets some flu....but I didnt know how to explain it., because bleda means white (from being sick or having flu or also when person is tramatised)..When people are happy healthy they have nice pink cheeks, pink color in face....but when people get sick or feel bad emotionally they are pale or white, but its difficult to translate, because I am not english speaker.....Or when someone gets sick to a stomach...we say zeleny...which means you look green....But if black person is sick or traumatised is not white.
Nagyon szépen énekelte,bravó,szeretem ezt az operát.
Díky z České republiky / Thanks from Czech Republic!
Spellbound!!! No words to express this beauty!!!
Pretty Yende is winner of all main prizes at the International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition 2009. Congratulations!
I feel so so proud that she's a South African, her exceptional is heart warming 🎉🎉🎉
The more I hear her, the more impressed I am. She reacts with the music. There were tears in her eyes. Beautiful presentation.
What a voice it massage the heart.
Красота голоса - завораживает!!!!🤔👏🏽
Love it. Her high notes are crystal beautiful.
Бесподобно! Наслаждаюсь её исполнением!
Aaah perfection! Beautiful voice and a great interpretation! Making the South-African's proud!
Wonderful voice, wonderfully sung and I understand. :) Hats off, our language is very complex.
Latest interpretation of one of my most beloved arias!
Thanks, Pretty, for singing it in this beautiful west slavic language, Czech!
She sings beautiful..and so young..wait another ten years she will be awesome!
LOVELY version!
Demure, yet divine, enthralling and flawless.
Very demure, very mindful ❤❤❤❤❤😂
Úžasná speváčka. Spievat česky cudzincom je veľmi ťažké. Chyby sa nájdu aj väčšie, ale dá sa to pochopiť a odpustiť. Hlas a precitenie krásne.❤
I am so glad that I know nothing about the technicalities of opera. I have no idea of her accent, pronunciation, or timing. My ears and my heart like this. Lovely. Just plain lovely.
Красивая и талантливая.
Огромных успехов.
She has a lovely voice and has matured over years. From South Africa performing in school competition to a big stage Opera star-marvelous...
this is beautiful, she has a wonderful full sound, effortlessly sung from the heart. well done, i did enjoy this. and she's gorgeous.
Brava!!! Keep on giving us THIS wonderfull voice!!!!!! God Bless you!
Bravo - I loved it - straight from the heart - no extraneous and strived for emotions -
She is wonderful, singing a song, I don't know the words, I just enjoy hearing her. I will be following her!
Sorrow of this music gets deep into my soul , and it is not possible for me even to cry for excessive sadness . 🍎
Thank-you very much to her pensive and exquisite soprano from effulgent Tokyo in profound Japan .
I'm happy seeing her singing this song.
Fantastic Pretty! All of UCT are so very proud of you!!!!!
Yor Czech pronunciation is STUNNING and you sings it so beautifully and soulfully ❤️. Love your version, Pretty!
She has really beautuful voice !!! Nevertheless, I am Czech and the pronunciation is not good so that in some parts the song misses the Czech "pathos" which can be found, for exemple, in the version sung by Gabriela Beňáčková; but I appreciate all her efforts. In fact, our language is really difficult to pronunciate even for the other Slavs, the "ř" is the most difficult consonant at all: but who tries, improves. Bien a tous!
Stunning! Not only has she a beautiful voice, but she had to sing in Czech. Prague is my spiritual home, and I would love one day to hear this wonderful singer in the Opera House
So young but sounding beautiful! ❤
Amazing, amazing, amazing Rusalka :-)
Pretty voice Pretty..........wish that this was the only voice I listen to.......let the sky be your limit.........
Spieva krásne a po česky. Mám rada túto áriu a vždy si ju vypočujem od každej speváčky. Ďakujem.
Opera se musí zpívat v originále v tom je rozdíl mezi operou a muzikálem.
Gorgeous voice, great expression and coming from a very beautiful lady. Would love to hear her live, hope she is back at the Met soon.
WOW!!! Even befor you sang, Pretty, you showed how much you love this piece.. as do we all... Your voice is silken... And I read that your diction is pure! Viva la Musica and Viva Pretty!
Wow! she really puts meaning and feeling into the song. Beautiful !
when I listen to this incomparable soprano , I feel supreme delight .
I heard God,s voice that woke me up to listen to her incomparable soprano . 🍎
From effulgent Tokyo in profound Japan
Which national are you watching this video ？
Magnificent voice.. just wonderful interpretation.. masterful.
One of a kind! Beautiful!!!
wonderful effortless singing
Amazing, very touching, beautiful voice ❤️
Amazing woman. Wonderful smile and my adorable fav song. Always touch my heart.
Beautiful !!!
bravo!!!!!!
Gorgeous and beautiful, amazing voice and a stunning woman.
Спела безукоризненно!
Великолепный голос и певица тонкая.
Překrásný zpěv, nádherně odděleny dramatické celky. Musela jsem si pustit už zatim 2x. Je to prostě nádherný text o lásce. Cítím to z toho, přízvuk mi nevadí, dílo pana Dvořáka je nesmrtelné. Děkuji.
Dear Ms. Yende, I have been trying to do research on you since I first heard your lovely voice on channel 13. Some how I had mispelled your last name.I believe you are an inspiration to all up and coming sopranos. As an African-American I am especially proud of you. I have told my students about you and now they know where to find you. Thank you for your dedication to good music. -E.Harrison Gordon, Nubian Conservatory
Crystal Clear Voice. beautiful interpretation..thank you!
Wow! absolutely beautiful, and powerful. She has great control of her pitch breathing and vibrato. Sarah Brightman is my all time favorite but this lady beats all the other lady's that I've hear. A lot of the others that sing this have great moments in the song but she carried it through the whole song. Nice!
Absolutely Beautiful...and so is her voice!
Mooi doorleefd gezonden en een mooie stem, mooie klankkeur, mooie interpretatie!
Czech language is very hard for other..but her voice is a very clear !!
Nice singing and surprisingly good pronunciation! 👏
Love her!!! She is stunning...
Нет, ну надо же! До слёз пробила!
Divine voice
What a wonderful, wonderful voice
Wonderful voice!
Stunningly beautiful voice. Thank you. Nice English horn, too.
This is great :) I think the pronunciation in the second part is really good!
Ano, musím to potvrdit. Má krásný hlas a výbornou výslovnost. Ve slovech "řekni mu řekni" slyším čisté ř a to muselo být pro ní velmi těžké. Ano, je to krásné!! Nakonec v tak krásné árii na tom " ř " ani tak nezáleží.
Wow! Great performance! You tube really does connect the world! I also enjoyed seeing all the familiar faces in the orchestra:-)
Absolutely stunning performance! And for her to get the language so right is something not many could achieve!
Her Czech is mediocre. She needs a better Czech-language coach______
Thank you! What a pleasure to listen to.
What an angel! Proudly South African.
At the Metropolitan Conservatory of Music in New York City, Antonin Dvorak saw to it that, for the first time, blacks would be admitted to study there. He not only appreciated the richness of American folk music and Negro spirituals, he socialized with and loved these students. One, William Arms Fisher, wrote Goin' Home to the largo of Dvorak's New World Symphony. How proud and moved Dvorak must be to hear Ms. Yende sing this aria from (as I am sure a loving God will allow)!
Loved it! Beautiful!! Obviously pronunciation can't be perfect but it can never be with any language! Moc se mi to libilo a jsem rada, ze se skladby jako rusalka a tak zpivaji po celem svete!! :)
Very great feeling, great voice and beautiful girl !
Bless her voice and her beautiful lips
Krasne, opera i interpretka uzasne.🌺🍀
This is serious! Oh my God her voice makes me melt......and melt into a tranquil state of mind
Stupendous and incomparable soprano .
Hypnotizing soprano .
Absolutely Beautiful!!!
What a beautiful voice
She's not my favourite voice but I really like her interpretation of Czech libretto. She is much better than other famous singers in this. I wouldn't recognize her from Czech native singer.