An opera singer chosen by Nelson Mandela to perform at the opening ceremony of the World Cup has died after a sudden illness. Siphiwo Ntshebe, 34, a tenor dubbed the "black Pavarotti", died yesterday ...

Siphiwo Ntshebe, 34, was rushed to a Port Elizabeth hospital last week and died on Tuesday (May 25). Ntshebe, who studied music in London, had been chosen to perform his song ‘Hope’ by Nelson Mandela.

When the World Cup games open in Johannesburg, South Africa on 11 June, one important figure will be missing from the international center stage. South African tenor Siphiwo Ntshebe, who was due to ...

Siphiwo “Pavarotti” Ntshebe’s posthumous debut album serves to move the listener for both its musical merits and for the circumstances under which it was released. The album’s title track, “Hope,” ...