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SA tenor Johan Botha is born

Date
19 Aug 1965
Updated
18 Aug 2020
Johan Botha

Internationally known singer Johan Botha was born in Rustenburg, Transvaal (now North West Province). He attended his first singing lessons at the age of ten. After completing his education and military training, Botha studied in Pretoria first as bass-baritone and later as tenor. He first appeared on stage in 1989 as Max in Der Freischutz in Roodepoort. He travels extensively in Europe and the United States and is a popular performer at the world's major opera houses, but still finds time to visit South Africa occasionally.

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  1. 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
  2. 02johan-botha,'Internationally known singer Johan Botha',[online],Available at www.johan-botha.com[Accessed: 15 August 2013]

Last updated · 18 Aug 2020

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). SA tenor Johan Botha is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012049

South African History Online (2011) 'SA tenor Johan Botha is born', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012049 (Accessed: 16 August 2026).

South African History Online, SA tenor Johan Botha is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012049, (accessed 16 August 2026).

"SA tenor Johan Botha is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012049. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "SA tenor Johan Botha is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012049.

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