Obituary: Beaune Festival Founder Kader Hassissi Dies at 72
Kader Hassissi, the co-founder of the Festival d’Opéra Baroque et Romantique at Beaune, passed away on August 15, 2022. He was 72. Hassissi contracted COVID-19 at the start of the summer of the year and died from the effects of the disease. Hassissi co-founded the Festival with his wife Anne Blanchard in 1983 and dedicated 40 years of his life {…}