Levine made his Met debut in June 1971 in Puccini's Tosca and eight months later was hired as principal conductor starting with the 1973-74 season. Physically he's not able to relay the information because of his Parkinson's." "The tragedy for him is that his musical mind and ideas are as great as ever. Jim recognizes that he needs to move on to a new chapter in his career," Gelb said during an interview. 'I am tremendously proud of all we have been able to achieve together as a company, from expanding the repertory. to the development of the orchestra and chorus into one of the glories of the musical world." - James Levine Met general manager Peter Gelb said Thursday that Levine, who turns 73 in June, will become music director emeritus and a successor as music director will be appointed in "a couple months." While Levine intends to conduct in future seasons and will remain head of the company's young artist development program, the Met said his health has made it difficult for him to retain a full schedule. James Levine will retire as the Metropolitan Opera's music director at the end of this season because of Parkinson's disease, ending a 40-year run that lifted the company to a golden era but became increasingly problematic as his health declined.
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