Eugenio Zanetti Dies at 79 During Teatro Colón Rehearsals
Eugenio Zanetti, Oscar-winning Argentine director and designer, died at 79 during rehearsals for "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" at Buenos Aires' Teatro Colón. No cause has been disclosed.
Topic: Obituary
Josef Buchmann, Co-Founder of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, Dies at 95
Josef Buchmann, Auschwitz survivor and Frankfurt philanthropist who co-founded Tel Aviv University's Buchmann-Mehta School of Music with Zubin Mehta, has died at 95.
Cheetah Chrome, Pioneering Punk Guitarist, Dies at 71
Cheetah Chrome, guitarist for pioneering punk bands including the Dead Boys, has died at 71. A 1978 image of him on stage now stands as a record of punk's founding era.
Patricio Guzmán, Chronicler of Chile's Darkest Decades, Dies at 85
Patricio Guzmán, the documentarian who chronicled the 1973 Pinochet coup and its long aftermath in two landmark trilogies, has died at 85.
William Orbit Dies at 69: A Producer Who Made Stars Sound Better
William Orbit, producer for Madonna, All Saints, Blur and Prince, has died aged 69. The Guardian ranks his 12 greatest recordings, starting with his left-field first band, Torch S…
Richard Alston, Pioneering British Choreographer, Dies at 77
Richard Alston, the pioneering British choreographer whose musical dance 'stole hearts', has died aged 77, The Guardian reports, recalled in a moving personal tribute.
Readers Pay Tribute to Carol Rumens, Guardian Poetry Columnist
Carol Rumens, whose Guardian Poem of the week column ran for nearly 20 years, has died aged 81. Readers remember her shrewd, jargon-free criticism and eclectic taste in poems.
Pauline Clayden, Sadler's Wells Ballet Soloist, Dies at 103
Pauline Clayden, who danced a snake in Tiresias, a goat in Sylvia and an autumn fairy in Ashton's Cinderella, has died aged 103.
Judy Rice, Beloved University of Michigan Ballet Teacher, Dies at 65
The University of Michigan teacher, who coached Katie Holmes and Amy Adams and taught for over 40 years, died unexpectedly on May 12 at 65.
Pete Byrne, Naked Eyes Vocalist, Dies at 74 in Los Angeles
Pete Byrne, who sang 'Always Something There to Remind Me' with Naked Eyes, died in Los Angeles on Sept. 14 at 74 after a brief illness.
Naked Eyes Co-Founder Peter Byrne Dies at 74 in Los Angeles
Peter Byrne, who co-founded Naked Eyes and scored 1980s hits with "Always Something There to Remind Me" and "Promises, Promises," died Sept. 14 in Los Angeles at 74.
Duncan Sheik, Tony-Winning Composer of Spring Awakening, Dies at 56
Duncan Sheik, composer of Broadway's Spring Awakening and singer of the 1996 hit "Barely Breathing," has died in Manhattan at 56 after cardiac arrest, the New York Times reports.
