Artur Mas highlights the “passion and commitment” Novell theater – euronews

Reuters, 28/02 13:53 CET

The president of the Generalitat, Artur Mas. EFE / File

Barcelona, ​​February 28 ( EFE ) .- The president of the Generalitat, Artur Mas, stressed today that the actress Rosa Novell, deceased yesterday at age 61, was “a passionate and committed person to the world of theater” and expressed condolences on his death “for the people of Catalonia”.

In a statement, the Catalan President he recalled that, despite a long illness against which Novell fought in the last years of his life and left her blind, “his passion for theater brought him back to the stage last October, with ‘L’last trobada ‘of Sàndor Marai “.

To Artur Mas, Novell was” one of the great actresses of our country, as well as a director of classic and contemporary works “as well as” a passionate and committed person the theater, to which he devoted his life to the end. “

” I want to express, on my behalf and on behalf of the people of Catalonia, condolences to all his family and friends and the entire theater Catalan “added the president of the Generalitat.

Artur Mas has said that with the death of Novell, will come to mind their participation in the tribute to the victims of Japan earthquake 2011, in which the actress recited “Les roses recordades” the poet Salvador Espriu.

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