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# New York, Metropolitan Opera, Herbst 2018  - Yannick Nézet-Séguin new MET Music Director, IOCO Aktuell, 22.09.2018
- URL: https://www.ioco.de/new-york-metropolitan-opera-herbst-2018-yannick-nezet-seguin-met-music-director-ioco-aktuell-22-09-2018/
- Published: 2018-09-23T09:00:42.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-06T12:49:04.000Z
- Author: Redaktion
- Tags: Konzert & Liederabend, Kritiken, New York

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 ***Herbst 2018 - Neuer Music Director der Met*** **Yannick Nézet-Seguin folgt James Levine**

Im Juni 2018 beendete die **Metropolitan Opera (Met)** New York alle Zusammenarbeit mit ihrem langjährigen Stardirigenten **James Levine** (\*1943)**.** **James Levine** war über vierzig Jahre, von 1976 bis 2016, **Music Director** der **Met*.* Die **Met** begründete die Entscheidung mit sexuellem Fehlverhalten von **James Levine.**

**Yannick Nézet-Seguin,** \*6.3.1975 Montreal, beginnt nun, im September 2018, seine Tätigkeit als neuer   **Music Director** der **Met;** die Ära **James Levine** ist nun optisch wie akustisch zu Ende**.** Die folgende Pressemitteilung der **Met** schildert Pläne und Erwartungen für die kommende Spielzeit. Sehen, hören Sie den **Video-Trailer,** unten, zwischen **Yannick Nézet-Seguin** und **Met** General Manager **Peter Gelb,** welcher Pläne und Erwartungen für die Tätigkeit von **Nézet-Seguin** als neuem **Music Director** der **Met** offenbart.

**PM der MET:** Accelerating his arrival as **Music Director** by two seasons, **Yannick Nézet-Séguin** will take up the post in time for the start of the **Metropolitan Opera’s** 2018–19 season. By freeing up some guest conducting weeks in his busy calendar in both the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons, **Nézet-Séguin** will now be able to conduct three operas and two **Met Orchestra** concerts at **Carnegie Hall** in each of those seasons, instead of the two operas per season originally scheduled. With the assumption of the **Music Director** title in the fall of 2018, **Nézet-Séguin** will also be taking on the full artistic responsibilities for the orchestra, chorus, and music staff. His full-time collaboration with **Met** General Manager **Peter Gelb** on all other artistic matters will also begin at that time. As previously announced, **Nézet-Séguin** will begin conducting a minimum of five operas per season starting with the 2020–21 season.

The new Music Director will be a significant presence on the podium in the 2018-19 season.In addition to leading the new ***La Traviata*** and conducting the two **Carnegie Hall** concerts, Maestro **Nézet-Séguin** will also lead revivals of **Debussy’s *Pelléas et Mélisande*** and **Poulenc’s *Dialogues des Carmélites*.**

**MET: Yannick Nézet-Séguin im Gespräch mit General Manager Peter Gelb** Youtube Trailer Metropolitan Opera **\[ Mit erweitertem Datenschutz eingebettet \]**

The **Met’s** 2018-19 season opens on September 24 with Tony Award winner **Darko Tresnjak’s** new production of **Saint-Saëns’s** ***Samson et Dalila,*** conducted by **Sir Mark Elder,** starring **Roberto Alagna** and **Elena Garanca** in the title roles. **Nico Muhly**’s new opera *Marnie* has its North American premiere a few weeks later, conducted by **Robert Spano**, with **Isabel Leonard** in the title role. *Marnie* is directed by **Michael Mayer**, whois also responsible for a new **La Traviata,** conducted by **Nézet-Séguin** and starring **Diana Damrau**.The final new production is from **Sir** **David McVicar: Cilea’s *Adriana Lecouvreur*,** conducted by **Gianandrea Noseda,** starring **Anna Netrebko** in the title role.

Because of the significant production demands and rehearsal time required by the revival of the **Lepage** *Ring* cycle, the **Met** is presenting only four new productions this season. **Wagner’s** epic four-opera masterwork, **Der Ring des Nibelungen,** returns to the ***Met*** this season for the first time since 2013\. **Philippe Jordan,** Music Director of the Paris Opera, will lead all three cycles of **Robert Lepage’s** production, beginning March 9, 2019\. Soprano **Christine Goerke** leads the cast with her first **Met** performancesas the warrior maiden ***Brünnhilde.***

**AIDA an der Metropolitan Opera mit Anna Netrebko** Youtube Trailer Metropolitan Opera **\[ Mit erweitertem Datenschutz eingebettet \]**

In addition to the ***Ring*,** the season features 18 revivals, including **Verdi’s *Aida*,** with **Anna Netrebko** singing the title role for the first time at the Met; Puccini’s *La Fanciulla del West*, with tenor **Jonas Kaufmann** returning to the Met to star opposite **Eva-Maria Westbroek**; and Verdi’s *Otello*, with **Gustavo Dudamel** making a highly anticipated Met conducting debut.

*“It is wonderful for the entire company that Yannick will assume his duties two seasons ahead of schedule",* said General Manager **Peter Gelb.** *“The orchestra loves him, the chorus loves him, everyone in the building loves him. He is a truly great artist under whom the Met will only thrive.” Referring to the gift from the Neubauer Family Foundation, Gelb said, “The *Met* is so fortunate to be the recipient of such enlightened and generous philanthropy from two of our most loyal supporters, who believe in the power of transformative gifts.”*

**Yannick Nézet-Séguin** said, “*The *Metropolitan Opera* is the greatest opera company in the world and I’m honored to become its next Music Director. I’m eager to continue to collaborate with the *Met Orchestra,* Chorus, and administration to keep the Met’s artistic standards at the highest level, and to amplify the great work the company already does to reach new audiences and ensure the future of the art form. I have worked with the Neubauers for many years in Philadelphia and know how committed they are to supporting the arts. Their extraordinary generosity for the work of the *Philadelphia Orchestra* and the Met makes this exciting moment even more humbling for me.”*

**Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer** said, *“*Yannick* insists on the timeless virtues that have led the Met to the highest standards of artistic expression. But he also adds a new kind of energy, making opera a compelling choice for broader and younger audiences. We believe his enthusiasm, energy, and inspired music-making will continue to be a major asset for the *Met* and will push the boundaries even further for what great opera can achieve.”*

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