A man has died after falling ill during a performance at St David's Hall in Cardiff.
The venue was cleared on Thursday for 90 minutes when Richard Hutchings was taken ill during BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.
The BBC reported that Mr Hutchings, aged 74, from Newport, was a founding partner of chartered surveyors Hutchings and Thomas.
The 74-year-old leaves behind his wife Christabel, son Rhys, who is a member of Goldie Lookin' Chain, and daughter Rhian, who runs the youth arts charity Operasonic.
Paying tribute to her father, Rhian said: "My father had a big personality and lived life to the full.
"He loved food, travel and the arts and was a driving force in every venture he got involved with.
"Everyone in the family will miss him dreadfully."
Chris Sutton, a property consultant and former chair of CBI Wales, described Mr Hutchings as a "real character who will be greatly missed".
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World is held every two years, the competition is for singers from around the world and was launched to celebrate the hall's opening in 1983.
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