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Latvian actor, opera director, entrepreneur, and politician (1958–2019)
Andrejs Žagars
Žagars in 2012
Born(1958-10-16)16 October 1958
Chernogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Soviet Union
Died26 February 2019(2019-02-26) (aged 60)
Latvia
Occupation(s)Actor, opera director, entrepreneur and politician
Years active1978-2019
AwardsOrder of the Three Stars (2002)

Andrejs Žagars (16 October 1958 – 26 February 2019) was a Latvian actor, opera director, entrepreneur and politician. He was head of the Latvian National Opera from 1996 to 2013. His brother Juris Žagars also is an actor and since 2019 director of Riga Daile Theater.

References

  1. "Celebs join bid for Riga municipal elections". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. "Andrejs Žagars, former head of National Opera, dies at 60". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.


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