This picture taken on February 17, 1986 shows French writer, essay writer and opera director Jean-Louis Martinoty posing at the Paris Opera House. French writer, essay writer and opera director Jean-Louis Martinoty has died on January 27, 2016 following a heart operation in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Martinoty had been head of the Paris Opera House trough 1986-1989, he was 70. / AFP / michel clement