Work: Fleur des blés

The South African soprano wows the audience with astonishing vocal and dramatic qualities – but do they stretch to a programme of art song?

Pretty Yende makes a successful New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall with a diverse selection of songs and arias.

Bass-baritone Eric Owens is no stranger to Bay Area voice aficionados. After making his local debut as Lodovico in Otello with San Francisco Opera in 2002, Owens memorably created the diet-regiment-reciting General Leslie Groves there in the world première of John Adams’ Doctor Atomic in 2005. Most recently he did yeoman's work with a smaller role in Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi in October.