Luc Bondy, an influential Swiss director who produced dozens of theatre and operatic works in Europe over four decades, died on Saturday aged 67, Paris' prestigious Théâtre de l'Odéon, where he was director, announced.
Following a rainy summer season, the open-air opera festival in the roman amphitheatre of Avenches will in future decamp to a different location in times of inclement weather, the Avenches Opera foundation announced on Thursday.
Swiss opera singer Lisa Della Casa, renowned for her interpretations of Mozart and Richard Strauss's works, has died aged 93, the Vienna Opera where she performed for many years announced on Tuesday.
