Mimi Coertse
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Maria Sophia Coertse was a South African soprano who appeared professionally as Mimi Coertse. Born in Durban, she began her vocal studies in 1949. She moved to Europe in 1953, first to England and lat
Coertse in Vienna c. 1966
Karl Böhm
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Karl August Leopold Böhm was an Austrian conductor. He was best known for his performances of the music of Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, and Richard Strauss.
Mimi Coertse
…Hittorff and Josef Witt. Coertse made her debut in January 1955 as the "first flowermaiden" in Wagner's Parsifal at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, with Karl Böhm conducting. She also sang in Basel and at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples. On 17 March 1956 she made her debut at the Vienna State Opera as the Queen of…
Photo from the 1950s
Böhm's star on the Vienna Walk of Fame