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To no surprise at all, the Metropolitan Opera has just announced Yannick Nézet-Séguin as its next music director. As we foretold, the incoming music director will not take up his duties until 2020-21, leaving the company in an uncomfortable state of...

NEW YORK (AP) — James Levine will retire as the Metropolitan Opera’s music director at the end of the season because of Parkinson’s disease, ending a 40-year run that lifted the company to a golden era but became increasingly problematic as his health...

Legendary Maestro James Levine to Retire as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera at the End of the Current Season; Will Become The Company’s First Music Director Emeritus New York, NY (April 14, 2016) – Maestro James Levine, the Met’s Music Director...

“Maestro James Levine, the Met’s Music Director since 1976, announced that after 40 years in the position, he will retire at the end of the current season, for health reasons,” says the Met press office. Take Our Poll The press release continues: ...

BY RONALD BLUM NEW YORK (AP) — The cast walked off the stage and left conductor James Levine to watch and listen Saturday as the orchestra cheered and the Metropolitan Opera House audience broke into rhythmic applause. He had just led his 2,557th performance...