Gé Korsten, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gé Korsten

South African opera singer

Date of Birth: 06-Dec-1927

Place of Birth: Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 29-Sep-1999

Profession: actor, opera singer, film actor

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Gérard Korsten (popularly known as Gé) (6 December 1927 – 29 September 1999) was a South African opera tenor and actor who had a great influence on Afrikaans culture. Born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands 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 violinist Gérard Korsten.