the State Theatre (Pretoria), Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden (Johannesburg) and the Civic Theatre (Johannesburg). On 26 January 2020, Mimi was also inaugurated as a living legend in the South African Legends Museum. She was one of only 20 legends from whom a bust was also made. Personal life Coertse was married three times. Coertse's first marriage was to South African composer Dawid Engela in 1953 but the marriage ended in divorce in 1957. Her second marriage was to Italian business man Diego Brighi in 1965 and was again divorced in 1969. Her last marriage was to a businessman, Werner Ackerman, in 1970 and lasted until 1994. After five miscarriages, she would adopt a son and daughter, Werner and Mia. Honours and awards 1961: Medal of Honour of the South African Academy for Science and Art (Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns) 1966: Title of Kammersängerin 1985: Decoration for Meritorious Services (South Africa) in recognition of her contribution to the Arts August 1996: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art 1998: Honorary Doctor of Philosophy (h.c.) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa 2002: Golden "Rathausmann" In 2004: Voted 45th in the Top 100 Great South Africans In 2008: Mimi Coertse Museum van Afrikaans opened at HAP - Huis van Afrikaanse Poësie in Capital Park, Pretoria. 2012: 1 July–30 September: special exhibition in Staatsoper museum Vienna: "Mimi Coertse, a Viennese woman from South Africa" 2020: Inaugurated as a living legend in the South African Legends Museum. She was one of only 20 legends from whom a bust was also made. References Literature Helmuth Furch, 'Die Wiener Jahre von Kammersängerin Mimi Coertse,' ('The Viennese years of Kammersängerin Mimi Coertse'), Bulletin of Museums- und Kulturverein Kaisersteinbruch No. 41, 20–56, March 1996: also 'Mimi Coertse, die hochgeschätzte Konzert- und Liedsängerin' ('A reverence for a great Concert- and Lieder-singer'), ibid. No. 52, 33–54, December 1998. Helmuth Furch, Eva Hilda Smolik and Elfriede Werthan, Kammersängerin Mimi Coertse, eine Wienerin aus Südafrika (Kammersängerin Mimi Coertse, a Viennese woman from South Africa) (with a preface by Marcel Prawy), (Vienna 2002). 1932 births Living people Musicians from Durban Afrikaans-language singers Afrikaner people 20th-century South African women opera singers South African operatic sopranos University of Pretoria alumni Classical music radio presenters Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art Österreichischer Kammersänger South African radio presenters South African women radio presenters