Jorge Lavelli
French theatre and opera director (1932–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jorge Lavelli (11 November 1932 – 9 October 2023) was an Argentine-born French theatre and opera director. He staged first plays and then opera, and in both fields, he was open to contemporary pieces without neglecting the classic repertoire.
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Born | (1932-11-11)11 November 1932 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Died | 9 October 2023(2023-10-09) (aged 90) Paris, France |
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Lavelli was first recognised when he directed Witold Gombrowicz's The Marriage for a 1963 drama competition. He was head of the Théâtre national de la Colline in Paris from 1987 to 1996, focusing on 20th-century plays. As an opera director, he worked mainly for the Paris Opera and for leading opera houses and festivals internationally. His 1975 production of Gounod's Faust for Paris, set during World War I, was played until 2003.