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James Levine | |
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 Levine at the Met in 2013 | |
| Born | June 23, 1943 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 9, 2021 (aged 77) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor, pianist |
| Years active | 1961–2017 |
| Known for | Music director of the Metropolitan Opera Fantasia 2000 |
James Lawrence Levine (/lɪˈvaɪn/ liv-EYEN; June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021)[1] was an American conductor and pianist. He was music director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 to 2016. He was terminated from all his positions and affiliations with the Met on March 12, 2018, over sexual misconduct allegations, which he denied.[2]
Levine held leadership positions with the Ravinia Festival, the Munich Philharmonic, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1980 he started the Lindemann Young Artists Development Program, and trained singers, conductors, and musicians for professional careers.
After taking an almost two-year health-related hiatus from conducting from 2011 to 2013, during which time he held artistic and administrative planning sessions at the Met, and led training of the Lindemann Young Artists,[3] Levine retired as the Met's full-time Music Director following the 2015–16 season to become Music Director Emeritus.
- ^ Tommasini, Anthony (March 17, 2021). "James Levine, Former Met Opera Maestro, Is Dead at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Tilden, Imogen (March 13, 2018). "Conductor James Levine fired by New York's Metropolitan Opera". The Guardian. London. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "James Levine to Return to Conducting at the Metropolitan Opera in 2013". Opera News Magazine. New York. October 11, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
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