Starting with the 2018–19 season, Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the musical helm of the company as the Met’s Jeannette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director. On the next Fresh Air, Yannick Nezet Seguin, the young, charismatic conductor of the Metropolitan Opera and Philadelphia Orchestra, talks about Verdis. For the conductor James Levine, this run of performances marks his final appearances as music director of a house he profoundly transformed during the four decades he held that position. To revitalize its repertoire, the Met regularly presents modern masterpieces alongside the classics. The Metropolitan Opera was founded in 1883, with its first opera house built on Broadway and 39th Street by a group of wealthy businessmen who wanted their own theater. These efforts to win new audiences prominently include the successful Live in HD series of high-definition performance transmissions to movie theaters around the world. Starting with the 201819 season, Yannick Nzet-Sguin took the musical helm of the company as the Met’s Jeannette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director. Under his leadership, the Met has elevated its theatrical standards by significantly increasing the number of new productions, staged by the most imaginative directors working in theater and opera, and has launched a series of initiatives to broaden its reach internationally.
Since the summer of 2006, Peter Gelb has been the Met’s general manager-the 16th in company history. The Metropolitan Opera is a vibrant home for the most creative and talented singers, conductors, composers, musicians, stage directors, designers, visual artists, choreographers, and dancers from around the world. Widely recognized as one of the hottest talents in the opera field today, Maestro Walker continues his directorship at.
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