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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf conductor
human
pianist
associatedWith Berlin Philharmonic
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Vienna Philharmonic
awardReceived Grammy Award
National Medal of Arts
birthName James Lawrence Levine
causeOfDeath Parkinson’s disease (reported complications)
consequence Fired by the Metropolitan Opera in 2018 following an investigation
controversy Faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1943-06-23
dateOfDeath 2021-03-09
debut Made his Metropolitan Opera conducting debut in 1971
earlyCareer Assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in the early 1970s
education Studied at the Juilliard School
employer Boston Symphony Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera
Munich Philharmonic
Ravinia Festival
endTime 2011 (as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra)
2016 (as music director of the Metropolitan Opera)
genre classical music
opera
instrument piano
name James Levine
notableAchievement Expanded the repertoire of the Metropolitan Opera
Led many premieres at the Metropolitan Opera
Recorded extensively with major orchestras and singers
notableFor Leadership of several major orchestras
Long tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera
notableWork Music director of the Metropolitan Opera
occupation conductor
pianist
placeOfBirth Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
placeOfDeath Palm Springs, California, United States
positionHeld Artistic Director of the Metropolitan Opera
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)
2004 (as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra)


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