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Coertse was married three times. Coertse's first marriage was to South
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Since returning to South Africa in 1973, she has been a regular guest on South
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This project has developed into the most exciting classical singing ensemble in South Africa, and is now on the brink of becoming a vibrant, new, young opera company. A project for future stars of Africa! The
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On 26 January 2020, Mimi was also inaugurated as a living legend in the South
African Legends Museum. She was one of only 20 South African legends of whom a bust was also made.
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singing which can be artistically even more demanding than opera singing. Her support for her fellow South
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African businessman, Werner
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museum Vienna: "Mimi Coertse, a Viennese woman from South Africa"
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Mimi Coertse in Johannesburg, next to a sculpture depicting her
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Helmuth Furch, Eva Hilda Smolik and Elfriede Werthan,
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