French opera, theater director Chereau dies at 68
PARIS — Patrice Chereau, a celebrated French actor and director in film, theater, and opera who was renowned for cutting-edge productions, has died, officials said Tuesday.
Mr. Chereau, 68, died in Paris Monday of complications related to cancer
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Mr. Chereau showed breadth as a director, from his revolutionary production of Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle at the 1976 Bayreuth Festival to his blood-soaked 16th-century period piece and biopic “Queen Margot,’’ a 1994 film, which won the Jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Mr. Chereau chalked up directing credits on dozens of plays and operas, plus 10 films, each of which was a masterpiece, said President Francois Hollande of France. Mr. Chereau’s 2001 film “Intimacy,’’ a love story, won the Golden Bear in Berlin.
Mr. Chereau made his US debut at the Met four years ago with Leos Janacek’s final opera, “From the House of the Dead.’’
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