Andrejs Žagars

Andrejs Žagars
Žagars in 2012
Born(1958-10-16)16 October 1958
Died26 February 2019(2019-02-26) (aged 60)
OccupationsActor, opera director, entrepreneur and politician
Years active1978–2019
AwardsOrder of the Three Stars (2002)

Andrejs Žagars (16 October 1958 – 26 February 2019) was a Soviet-born (Siberian) Latvian actor of film, stage and television, opera director, entrepreneur and politician.[1]

Career

He was the head of the Latvian National Opera from 1996 to 2013.[2]

Personal life

His brother, Juris Žagars, is also an actor and, since 2019, director of Riga's Dailes Theatre.

See also

References

  1. ^ Klūga, Māris (16 February 2017). "Celebs Join Bid for Riga Municipal Elections". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Andrejs Žagars, Former Head of National Opera, Dies at 60". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2026.