Pierre Aumonier was not only the Clerk of the Course at countless motor sport meetings including the Le Mans 24hrs and the endurance races at Silverstone he was also a human dynamo when it came to Opera, specifically Central Festival Opera. Over 20 years Pierre created an entire catalogue of performances which took place all over the UK. The most the rest of us did was help.
He invited me to join him at Glyndebourne one summer after the new Opera House opened, it was a real treat; fantastic company and from what I recall a very good performance.
Pierre was a truly impressive man, he had real character and style which set him apart but he also had a metiulousness that was awe inspiring without being intimidating. Accurate, detailed and insightful. He passed last summer. The memorial concert in Northampton last night was a fitting tribute to a well loved member of the opera community. I felt sure he was there. If he wasn't he was almost certainly organising a choir or band of angels for their first production!
God bless
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