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Johan Botha
voc, *1965 ZA, Rustenburg
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Johan Botha (born 19 August 1965) is a South African operatic tenor.Botha was born in Rustenburg, South Africa. He made his stage debut at the municipal theatre in Roodepoort as Max in Der Freischütz in 1989. His international breakthrough occurred in 1993 at the Opéra Bastille as Pinkerton in Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Since then he has performed at leading opera venues around the world such as the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera which made him a Kammersänger in 2003, Opera Australia, Royal Opera House (London), La Scala, and the Salzburg Festival. He currently lives in Vienna, Austria with his wife and two sons.
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Lohengrin: Act III Scene 1: Treulich gefuhrt, ziehet dahin (Wedding March) (Chorus) on Wagner, R.: Lohengrin [Opera] by Richard Wagner & Semyon Bychkov Symphony No. 8, Erster Teil: I. Veni, creator spiritus on Mahler: Symphony No. 8 by Gustav Mahler, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin, MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus & Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin Symphony No. 8, Zweiter Teil: XV. Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis on Mahler: Symphony No. 8 by Gustav Mahler, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin, MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus & Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin Symphony No. 8, Erster Teil: II. Infirma nostri corporis on Mahler: Symphony No. 8 by Gustav Mahler, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin, MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus & Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin Symphony No. 8, Erster Teil: IV. Gloria Patri Domino on Mahler: Symphony No. 8 by Gustav Mahler, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin, MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus & Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin Symphony No. 8, Erster Teil: III. Veni, creator spiritus on Mahler: Symphony No. 8 by Gustav Mahler, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin, MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus & Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin Symphony No. 8, Zweiter Teil: XIV. Blicket auf zum Retterblick on Mahler: Symphony No. 8 by Gustav Mahler, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin, MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus & Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin Symphony No. 8, Zweiter Teil: XI. Höchste Herrscherin der Welt! on Mahler: Symphony No. 8 by Gustav Mahler, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin, MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus & Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin Symphony No. 8, Zweiter Teil: X. Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest on Mahler: Symphony No. 8 by Gustav Mahler, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, Rundfunkchor Berlin, MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus & Knaben des Staats- und Domchors Berlin Lohengrin: Act III: Prelude on Wagner, R.: Lohengrin [Opera] by Richard Wagner & Semyon BychkovTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lohengrin | Richard Wagner - Johan Botha, Adrianne Pieczonka, Petra Lang, Kwangchul Youn, Falk Struckmann, Eike Wilm Schulte, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, NDR Chor, Prague Chamber Choir, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Semyon Bychkov | 2014 | Album |
| Das Klagende Lied / Lulu-Suite | Gustav Mahler / Alban Berg – Anna Prohaska, Dorothea Röschmann, Anna Larsson, Johan Botha, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez | 2011 | Album |
| Aida | Giuseppe Verdi, Daniele Gatti, The Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus And Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Violeta Urmana, Johan Botha, Dolora Zajick, Carlo Guelfi | 2011 | Album |
| Das Lied Von Der Erde | Gustav Mahler | 2009 | Album |
| Tristan und Isolde The duet scenes | Deborah Polaski, Johan Botha | 2008 | Album |
| Daphne | Richard Strauss - Renée Fleming, Johan Botha, Michael Schade, Kwangchul Youn, Anna Larsson, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Semyon Bychkov | 2005 | Album |
| Turandot | Giacomo Puccini / Gabriele Schnaut, Johan Botha, Cristina Gallardo-Domâs, Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Tölzer Knabenchor, Valery Gergiev | 2005 | Single |
| Italian Arias | Johan Botha | 2001 | Album |
| Taillefer / Die Tageszeiten / Wandrers Sturmlied | Richard Strauss, Felicity Lott - Johan Botha - Michael Volle, Ernst Senff Chor Berlin, Dresdner Philharmonie / Michel Plasson | 1998 | Album |
| Elektra | Richard Strauss, Waltraud Meier, Deborah Polaski, Alessandra Marc, Johan Botha, Falk Struckmann, Daniel Barenboim | 1996 | Album |
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