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Gerard Mortier
Belgian opera director (1943–2014).
Born November 24th, 1943 in Ghent.
Died March 8th, 2014 at 70 years old in Brussels (pancreatic cancer).
Occupations
dramaturge, intendant
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon