(© Marty Sohl)
Metropolitan Opera music director James Levine has withdrawn from conducting performances for the remainder of this season, and the entirety of the 2012-2013 season, in order to allow for a full recovery from the spinal injury he suffered last August.
In his absence, Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi — who has already substituted for Levine this season leading the new productions of Don Giovanni, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung, will also conduct the the cycles of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen this coming April and May, with the exception of the last two performances of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung on May 9 and May 12 matinee. Conductors for those two performances will be announced shortly. The conductor who will replace Levine for the Met Orchestra concert at Carnegie Hall on May 20 will also be announced shortly.
Since September, Levine has been at a rehabilitation facility, which he will be leaving shortly. As he continues his recovery, it is anticipated that he will gradually resume his other Music Director duties including coaching and planning, and artistic leadership of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.
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