Sonder jou ge korsten biography
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Gé Korsten
Gé Korsten | |
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Gé Korsten in his debut role as Canio in Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci. | |
| Birth name | Gérard Korsten |
| Born | (1927-12-06)December 6, 1927 Schiedam, Netherlands |
| Died | September 29, 1999(1999-09-29) (aged 71) Wilderness,South Africa |
Musical artist
Gérard Korsten (popularly known as Gé) (6 December 1927 - 29 September 1999) was a South African operatenor and actor who had a great influence on Afrikaans culture.
Sonder jou ge korsten biography
Born in Schiedam, as the youngest of eight children, Korsten and his family emigrated to South Africa when he was nine years old. He married Elna Burger and had five children, among them renowned conductor and violinistGérard Korsten.
Career
Initially he worked as an electrician, but from the age of 20, started singing in choirs. However, he received his first formal vocal training in 1952, when he was well into his 20s, studying under Adelheid Armhold at the South African College of Music.
In 1955 he moved to Pretor