But they said that Levine’s suspension had given extra impetus to the plan. Met officials said that they had been discussing moving up Nézet-Séguin’s start date long before Levine’s troubles surfaced in December, and that they had hoped to be able to announce it with the company’s next season. A SPAC official said Friday that the accelerated appointment will not affect his commitment at SPAC. Nézet-Séguin is scheduled to conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra this summer at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in several performances from Aug. “The orchestra and the chorus, they need a leader,” Nézet-Séguin, 42, said in an interview, noting that a music director didn’t just conduct performances but was also responsible for a host of tasks, such as granting tenure to new musicians and molding the company’s overall sound. The accelerated ascension will give much-needed musical stability to the Met, the nation’s largest performing arts organization, which suspended Levine, its longtime conductor, in December and opened an investigation into his behavior.
The company announced Thursday that Yannick Nézet-Séguin would become its new music director next season, two years ahead of schedule. NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Opera, which has been rocked this season by sexual misconduct accusations against its former music director, James Levine, is passing the baton to his successor.
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