Patrice Chéreau, RIP (1944-2013)

[bhodges]

Sad news: the great opera director Patrice Chéreau has died in Paris of lung cancer. Known for his Ring cycle, he also directed many other things since, including - just last July - a terrific new Elektra for Aix-en-Provence (that will arrive at the Met in a future season). No extensive obituaries yet, but Alex Ross weighs in:

http://www.therestisnoise.com/2013/10/for-patrice-ch%C3%A9reau.html

--Bruce

[Papy Oli]

Links to French articles if of interest :

big cover on this one :
http://www.liberation.fr/

http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2013/10/07/le-metteur-en-scene-patrice-chereau-est-mort_3491549_3382.html

http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/scene/patrice-chereau-ceux-qui-l-aiment-reverront-ses-films_1288905.html

http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/culture/20131007.OBS0107/le-metteur-en-scene-patrice-chereau-est-mort.html

http://www.telerama.fr/scenes/patrice-chereau-est-mort,103322.php

[Octave]

Goodness, I'd just been thinking about his narrative films, again, this past week; I even mentioned his THOSE WHO LOVE ME CAN TAKE THE TRAIN in the film thread a few days ago or so.
His work for stage is something I have to look forward to.
Thanks for passing on the sad news and the links.

[Papy Oli]

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/oct/08/patrice-chereau-french-director-devoted-art

[Mandryka]

Maybe someone here can help me. I'd like to get hold of the paper Chéreau wrote with Boulez on The Ring called Commentaires sur "Mythologie et  Idéologie" I can read English and French. If anyone has a copy,  could they upload it for me?  Or just as good, if anyone knows an easy and affordable way for me to find it.