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Deon van der Walt
Deon van der Walt (28 July 1958 – 29 November 2005), was a South African tenor.
Van der Walt studied singing at Stellenbosch University and made his debut as Jaquino in Beethoven's "Fidelio" at the Cape Town Opera before he had graduated. Numerous scholarships and awards allowed him to continue his studies abroad. In 1981, he won the in Salzburg. His first formal engagement took him to Gelsenkirchen's Musiktheater im Revier, then to the Staatsoper Stuttgart and Zurich Opera.
Van der Walt
Van der Walt is an Afrikaans surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Deon van der Walt (1958–2005), South African opera singer
- Eduan van der Walt (born 1987), South African rugby union player
- Lucien van der Walt (born 1972), South African sociologist, labour educator
- Piet van der Walt, Namibian businessman and politician
- Philip van der Walt (born 1989), South African rugby union player
- Tjaart van der Walt (