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One of the great tragedies of was losing tenor Johan Botha in the midst of his vocal prime. At just 51 years of age, he still had, at the very least, a few solid years of singing to impart on us.
Those who heard Botha will rarely forget his beautiful tenor, a delicate instrument by nature capable of ripping through any orchestra with a strength and force, but without ever losing its essential beauty.
On this day, August 19, which would have been his 52nd birthday, we will look back at the roles that made him so great.
Otello
While he was mainly known for his Wagner interpretations, there is no doubt that the tenor also made successful forays into the Verdi canon, none more successful than his interpretation of the moor. He sang it a number of times throughout his career, but his most famous interpretation came at the Metropolitan Opera where he sang alongside Renée Fleming for an HD performance that was later released on DVD. He sang the opera for the last time in Salzburg in March
Die Walküre
Few dominated the role of Siegmund the way Botha did, the tenor managing to give the famed Wag
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Johan Botha, born on August 19, , did not get the chance to live a long life. But he left a major impact on those who heard the South African tenor sing.
Born in Rustenburg, the tenor trained with Jarmilla Tellenger between ages After serving in the South African Air Force, he continued to study voice.
Then things went a bit strange. He started training as a bass-baritone and sang the title role of “Falstaff” in a student production. But he then started to shift his voice toward that of a tenor. In , he moved to Europe and eventually made his professional debut at the municipal theater in Roodepoort. That same year, he became a member of the opera chorus at the Bayreuth Festival. He wouldn’t stay there for too long.
It wasn’t long before he was singing at the major opera houses around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, La Scala, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the Salzburg Festival, among others.
However, on Sept. 8, , he passed away after losing a battle with cancer. He passed on as the most recorded South African opera singer in history, leaving his voice imprinted on recording
Johan Botha
| Austrian tenor originally from South Africa Date of Birth: Country: Australia |
Biography of Johan Botha
Johan Botha, an Austrian tenor originally from South Africa, is one of the greatest opera singers in the world with a truly unique dramatic tenor voice. He was born on August 19, , in South Africa. Botha studied vocal arts in Pretoria and made his first stage appearance in , performing the role of Max in Carl Maria von Weber's opera "Der Freischütz" at the State Theater Roodeport.
In , Botha traveled to Europe, and in , he gained international recognition for his portrayal of Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, a US Navy lieutenant, in Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly" at the Opera Bastille in Paris. Following this significant success, Botha quickly became a sought-after performer, making important debuts on opera stages worldwide.
Today, the tenor regularly appears in major opera theaters around the world, including La Scala in Milan, Covent Garden in London, French opera houses, Liceu in Barcelona, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Chicago Lyric Opera, the Los Angeles Opera, the Hamburg State Opera, and the Salzburg Festival.
von Peter Sommeregger
Der am August im südafrikanischen Rastenburg geborene Johan Botha begann bereits als Halbwüchsiger Gesang zu studieren. Nach der Ableistung seines Militärdienstes setzte er die Ausbildung seiner Stimme fort, zu dieser Zeit für die Stimmlage Bass-Bariton. In einer Studenten-Aufführung sang er Verdis Falstaff, ehe er schließlich auf Tenor umschulte.
Sein offizielles Bühnendebüt feierte er als Max in Webers „Freischütz“ am Stadttheater von Roodepoort. Danach wechselte er nach Deutschland, und sang im Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele. Dass er dort eines Tages zwischen und den Siegmund in der „Walküre“ singen würde, konnte er zu diesem Zeitpunkt nicht ahnen.
Die nächsten Stationen des Sängers waren Kaiserslautern, Dortmund, Hagen, Hildesheim und Bonn. Sein Rollenspektrum umfasste sowohl Partien des italienisch Faches, als auch deutschsprachiges Repertoire.
Seinen internationalen Durchbruch erlebte er als Pinkerton an der Pariser Opéra Bastille. Von da an wurde er von praktisch allen großen Opernhäusern der Welt engagiert. Er sang auch mehrfach bei den Salzburger Festspielen, unter Christian Thielemann den „Parsifal“ bei den Osterfestspielen ebenfalls in Sal
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