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Loss of an engaging sphinx – Pierre Audi died unexpectedly in Beijing
Pierre Audi, the headstrong opera director who brought Dutch National Opera world fame with his adventurous productions, died on the night of May 2 to 3. He suffered a heart attack in Beijing, where, according to The New York Times, he was ‘for meetings related to future productions’, but was ‘preparing a reprise of one of his productions’, according to Le Figaro. With his demise, Audi leaves a…
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Pierre Audi overleden - verlies van innemende sfinx
In de nacht van 2 op 3 mei overleed Pierre Audi, de eigenzinnige operaregisseur die met zijn avontuurlijke producties De Nationale Opera wereldfaam bezorgde. Hij kreeg een hartaanval in Beijing, waar hij volgens The New York Times was voor ‘overleg over nieuwe producties’ en volgens Le Figaro werkte aan een ‘herneming van een van zijn producties’. Met zijn verscheiden laat Audi een grote leegte…
Manfred Trojahn on his opera Eurydice - Die Liebenden, blind: 'Eurydice is a vague person’
Manfred Trojahn on his opera Eurydice – Die Liebenden, blind: ‘Eurydice is a vague person’
In 2011, Dutch National Opera presented the world premiere of Orest, directed by Katie Mitchell. Eleven years later, the Opera Forward Festival stages Eurydice – Die Liebenden, blind, for which again Manfred Trojahn wrote the libretto himself. The premiere is scheduled for 5 March 2022 at the Amsterdam Opera. Again, the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra is in the pit, but this time Pierre Audi…
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Nonesuch releases Louis Andriessen's Theatre of the World -- recorded live during the LA Philharmonic 2016 world-premiere performances with conductor Reinbert de Leeuw and director Pierre Audi -- September 29. The multimedia work, with libretto by Helmut Krausser, is a far-ranging exploration of 17th c. German Jesuit scholar Athanasius Kircher. The LA Times says: "Brilliant and deep, Andriessen's music compels from start to finish." Pre-order now on iTunes and in the Nonesuch Store.
Pierre Audi at the Park Avenue Armory, 2016.
