Johan botha tenor biography of christopher
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Botha
Botha (pronounced in non-rhotic dialects of English, Afrikaans pronunciation:[ˈbuəta]) is a common Afrikaanssurname, derived from the East Frisian Low SaxonBoth. It was brought to South Africa in 1678 by Frederich Botha.[1][better source needed]
The progenitors of the extended clan were Maria Kickers, her first partner Ferdinandùs Appel, and her later husband Frederich Botha.[2]
Descendants of Ferdinandùs Appel
[edit]Prior to her marriage to Frederich Botha, Maria Kickers had an out-of-wedlock child fathered by Ferdinandùs Appel, another Hollander from an Amsterdam family.[1] This child, a son named Theunis, was later adopted by the Bothas. His descendants include:[3]
Descendants of Frederich Botha
[edit]Married in 1714, Kickers and Botha later farmed for a living between Stellenbosch and Somerset West.[1] Today, their legal descendants number around 76,125 people,[3] and
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NEW YORK — Johan Botha, the South African tenor whose bronsfärgad voice sailed with ease through some of the most difficult roles in opera over the last two decades, died Thursday in Vienna. He was 51.
Raphaela Hodl, a spokeswoman for the singer, confirmed his death, adding that Mr. Botha had had a "severe illness." The Associated Press reported that he had been treated for cancer. His last performance was on Aug. 13 in a concert in Cape Town that benefited the Cancer Association of South Africa.
Mr. Botha appeared at the world's major opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Royal Opera House in London, and the Vienna State Opera. With a röst that penetrated through enormous orchestras while remaining sunny and flexible, he sang, with little apparent effort, notoriously troublesome-to-cast parts in works by Wagner, Strauss, and Verdi.
He was the rare tenor who could make it through Verdi's "Otello" unscathed, and his voice sh
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Obituary: Johan Botha, North West-born Wagner tenor who delighted audiences with his virtuosity
11 September 2016 - 02:00 By Chris Barron
Johan Botha, who has died in Vienna at the age of 51, was regarded as one of the world's greatest operatic tenors.After his European debut in Paris in 1993 he sang at all the world's major opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Royal Opera House in London and the Vienna State Opera.He had a voice that was both exquisite and powerful and could handle with apparent ease the most notoriously difficult parts by Wagner, Strauss and Verdi, who made almost impossible demands on their tenors.He handled with equal aplomb the tenor roles of Mozart and Puccini, which come with their own very different demands.Meticulously loyal to the score, Botha comfortably hit registers few other tenors dared to attempt. When he achieved the impossible there'd be a moment's stunned silence from seasoned operagoers foll