US EditionPierre Audi, Eminent Force in the Performing Arts, Dies at 67
- Pierre Audi, a stage director and impresario, died suddenly at age 67 on the night of April 2 to 3 in Beijing during production meetings.
- He had directed the Aix-en-Provence Festival since 2018 and recently planned multiple summer operas amid financial challenges at the festival.
- Audi founded the Almeida Theater in 1980 by transforming a derelict London lecture hall and led major institutions including Dutch National Opera for 30 years.
- French Culture Minister Rachida Dati commended him on social media for deeply revitalizing opera through his discipline, creative independence, and unique perspective.
- His death leaves Aix festival projects incomplete and marks the loss of a prominent influence on international performing arts leadership.
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The death of Pierre Audi, director of the Aix-en-Provence Festival, who had directed more than a hundred productions
Appointed head of the Amsterdam Opera, Holland Festival, Park Avenue Armory in New York and the major Provencal lyrical event, the renowned French-speaking Libyan-British director died on May 3, in Beijing, at 67 years of age.
·Paris, France
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der Standard ATTheatre maker Pierre Audi died
The French-Lebanese theatre director also staged at the Vienna State Opera and the Salzburg Festival.
·Vienna, Austria
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Death at 67: The opera was a feast for him every night – Pierre Audi died surprisingly
He was always good for news and gossip. But also a profound thinker for the opera of today and tomorrow. Now Pierre Audi, one of the stylistically embossing directors of our time, died unexpectedly.
·Dortmund, Germany
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