Acclaimed South African heldentenor Johan Botha died Thursday morning in Vienna after a critical battle with cancer. He was 51. Known for his fluid musicality and gargantuan tenor sound, Botha’s ...

Johan Botha, a South African tenor known to patrons of the world’s most prestigious opera houses for the unusual combination of dramatic force and lyrical grace that he brought to a seemingly ...

South African opera tenor Johan Botha has died. Botha, who was 51 years old, died Thursday in Vienna. Botha's tenor seemed to effortlessly master a broad variety of operatic roles from Puccini to ...

South African tenor Johan Botha sings the role of Calaf during a dress rehearsal of Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot" at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on Dec. 31, 2004.

VIENNA (AP) — Tenor Johan Botha, whose light but muscular voice dazzled audiences at the world’s top operatic stages in a wide range of roles, died Thursday in Vienna. He was 51.

Johan Botha was one of the great tenors of the early 21st Century. He died September 8 in Vienna at the age of 51. The cause has not been made official, but it is known that Mr. Botha was treated ...