On April 27, leading South African soprano Mimi Coertse died at the age of 93. Born Maria Sophia Coertse on June 12, 1932 in Durban, Coertse matriculated at the Helpmekaar Girls High School in Johannesburg and began vocal studies in South Africa in 1949. She made her debut in South Africa singing Händel’s “Messiah” at the Johannesburg City Hall in {…}