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S African opera singer excited to perform at Charles’s coronation

South African opera star Pretty Yende poses for portraits in the Vienna State Opera in Vienna, Austria, April 28, 2023. [Lisa Leutner/Reuters]

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.

“I’m too excited to be nervous,” she said. “It’s an incredible time of my life as a young girl, as a South African, as an artist, only joy floods my heart.”

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