James Levine
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James Levine was an American conductor and pianist best known for his long and influential tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and his leadership of several major orchestras.
Aliases (2)
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| instanceOf |
conductor
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human → pianist → |
| associatedWith |
Berlin Philharmonic
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra → Metropolitan Opera Orchestra → Vienna Philharmonic → |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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National Medal of Arts → |
| birthName |
James Lawrence Levine
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| causeOfDeath |
Parkinson’s disease (reported complications)
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| consequence |
Fired by the Metropolitan Opera in 2018 following an investigation
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| controversy |
Faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1943-06-23
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| dateOfDeath |
2021-03-09
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| debut |
Made his Metropolitan Opera conducting debut in 1971
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| earlyCareer |
Assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in the early 1970s
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| education |
Studied at the Juilliard School
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| employer |
Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Metropolitan Opera → Munich Philharmonic → Ravinia Festival → |
| endTime |
2011 (as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra)
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2016 (as music director of the Metropolitan Opera) → |
| genre |
classical music
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opera → |
| instrument |
piano
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| name |
James Levine
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| notableAchievement |
Expanded the repertoire of the Metropolitan Opera
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Led many premieres at the Metropolitan Opera → Recorded extensively with major orchestras and singers → |
| notableFor |
Leadership of several major orchestras
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Long tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera → |
| notableWork |
Music director of the Metropolitan Opera
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| occupation |
conductor
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pianist → |
| placeOfBirth |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Palm Springs, California, United States
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| positionHeld |
Artistic Director of the Metropolitan Opera
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Chief Conductor of the Munich Philharmonic → Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra → Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia → Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera → Music Director of the Ravinia Festival → Principal Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera → |
| startTime |
1976 (as music director of the Metropolitan Opera)
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2004 (as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra) → |
Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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James Levine
("James Lawrence Levine")
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birthName |
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Luciano Pavarotti
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collaboratedWith |
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Symphony No. 5 (Harbison)
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dedicatedTo |
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The Great Gatsby (opera)
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firstPerformanceConductor |
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
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formerMusicDirector |
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Emanuel Ax
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hasCollaboratedWith |
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Curtis Institute of Music
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hasNotableAlumni |
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James Levine
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name |
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
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notableConductor |
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James Levine
("Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera")
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positionHeld |
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Symphony No. 5 (Harbison)
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premiereConductor |