# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gerard-mortier
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:16:00.865Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gerard-mortier"
name: "Gerard Mortier"
slug: "gerard-mortier"
description: "Gerard Alfons August, Baron Mortier was a Belgian opera director and administrator of Flemish origin known for his innovative leadership of major European opera houses, including La Monnaie, the Salzburg Festival, and the Opéra National de Paris. He promoted contemporary works, challenged traditional staging, and sought to make opera more accessible. Mortier received multiple international honours and was made a baron in 2007."
tagline: "Belgian opera director (1943–2014)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GerardMortier.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1943-11-25"
deathDate: "2014-03-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             15
  historical:           12.95889333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1904726/"
    handle:    "nm1904726"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Жерар Мортие"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Mortier"
    title: "Gerard Mortier"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Mortier"
    title: "Gerard Mortier"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gerard Mortier"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gerard Mortier"
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    title: "Gerard Mortier"
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    title: "Мортье, Жерар"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump