Death of Pierre Audi, general director of the Aix lyric art festival
The Franco-Lebanese director Pierre Audi, head of the Aix-en-Provence Lyric Art Festival and former artistic director of the Netherlands National Opera, died suddenly at the age of 67 in Beijing on the night of May 2-3. "The world of artistic creation has lost an immense artist and director of an institution, a citizen of the world at the crossroads of Mediterranean and Western cultures," the Aix Festival team immediately reacted with "immense sadness." Pierre Audi's term as general director of this event was due to run until 2027. "He was able to quickly find solutions to respond to the crisis recently experienced by the festival. We were preparing, with the local authorities, to propose that he extend his work for three additional years," stressed the Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati.
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