![]() ![]() He will have artistic authority over the company’s orchestra, chorus, and music staff, and will work in tandem with Met General Manager Peter Gelb to oversee the planning and casting of each Met season, including repertoire choices, new productions (including the selection of creative teams), revivals, and commissions. ![]() ![]() However, he will immediately become involved in the company’s artistic planning, which happens many years in advance.Īs Music Director, Nézet-Séguin will be responsible for the overall musical quality of the Met. He will become Music Director in the 2020-21 season, the first season in which he is available to take over the full responsibilities of the position. In the Met’s 2017-18 season, Nézet-Séguin will assume the interim title of Music Director Designate. The position has previously been held by only two artists in the company’s storied 133-year history-James Levine, who after 40 years in the position stepped down at the end of the recently concluded season to become the company’s first Music Director Emeritus, and Rafael Kubelik, who held the title briefly in the company’s 1973-74 season. ( New York, NY, June 2, 2016) - The Metropolitan Opera announced that the acclaimed conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin will be the company’s new Music Director. ![]()
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