Andrejs Žagars
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Born16 October 1958
Died26 February 2019 (aged 60)
OccupationsActor, opera director, entrepreneur and politician
Yearsactive1978–2019
Andrejs Žagars | |
|---|---|
 Žagars in 2012 | |
| Born | 16 October 1958 |
| Died | 26 February 2019 (aged 60) |
| Occupations | Actor, opera director, entrepreneur and politician |
| Years active | 1978–2019 |
| Awards | Order 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]
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.[citation needed]
