James Levine
James Levine is known for Fantasia 2000 (2000), La traviata (1982), Carmen (1988).
Biography
James Lawrence Levine ( liv-EYEN; June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021) was an American conductor and pianist. He was music director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 to 2016, and conducted 2,577 Met performances. At the end of his career, his reputation was tarnished by allegations of sexual misconduct stretching back half a century. Levine denied the claims, but the Met found them credible enough to fire him in 2018.
Levine debuted on the piano at age 10 as a soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He studied under Walter Levin, Rudolf Serkin, and Rosina Lhévinne before enrolling at Juilliard School of Music, where he studied conducting with Jean Paul Morel. He graduated in 1964, and became an apprentice to George Szell with the Cleveland Orchestra. He debuted as a conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in 1971.
Levine held leadership positions with the Ravinia Festival, the Munich Philharmonic, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1980 he started the Lindemann Young Artists Development Program, and trained singers, conductors, and musicians for professional careers.
Levine took an almost two-year health-related hiatus from conducting from 2011 to 2013, during which time he held artistic and administrative planning sessions at the Met, and led training of the Lindemann Young Artists. He retired as the Met's full-time Music Director following the 2015–16 season to become Music Director Emeritus, retaining oversight of his young artist program and continuing some conducting activities.
In 2016–17, a number of men alleged Levine had molested them as student musicians several decades previously. Police investigations did not result in criminal charges, but music organizations such as the Ravinia Festival and the Boston Symphony Orchestra broke ties with him. After being fired from the Met, Levine sued his former employer for breach of contract and defamation, eventually reaching a confidential settlement that The New York Times reported to be $3.5 million.
Levine's performances were extensively recorded in audio and video. He appeared in the Disney film Fantasia 2000, and conducted all the music that was newly recorded for it with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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Known for
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7.0 Fantasia 2000
2000
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7.5 Il Trovatore
1988
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7.7 La Bohème
1977
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8.0 Puccini: Manon Lescaut
1980
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7.0 Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Metropolitan Opera
2009
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7.1 La traviata
1982
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8.2 Carmen
1988
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8.3 The Transformation of the World Into Music
1996
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Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera
1979
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9.0 Rigoletto
1977
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6.4
Il Tabarro & Pagliacci
1994
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Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
1996
Full filmography
60 films — 16 in the catalogue
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4.5 The Metropolitan Opera: Idomeneo
2017 · Self - Conductor
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Verdi: Nabucco
2017 · Self - Conductor
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4.0 The Metropolitan Opera: Tannhäuser
2015 · Self - Conductor
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6.0 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Metropolitan Opera
2014 · Self - Conductor
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The Metropolitan Opera: Wagner's Dream
2012 · Self
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7.5 The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre
2011 · Self - Conductor
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The Metropolitan Opera: Don Pasquale
2010 · Self - Conductor
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6.8 Das Rheingold
2010 · Self - Conductor
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6.0 In Concert at The Met
2010 · Conductor
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7.0 Les Contes d'Hoffmann - Metropolitan Opera
2009 · Self - Conductor
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Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
2009 · Self - Conductor
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8.0 La Damnation de Faust - Metropolitan Opera
2008 · Self - Conductor
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In Rehearsal: A New Butterfly for the Met
2006
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The Verbier Festival & Academy 10th Anniversary: Piano Extravaganza
2004 · Self - Piano
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10.0 Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
2001 · Conductor
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The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
2000 · Self
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10.0 The Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflöte
2000 · Self - Conductor
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7.0 Fantasia 2000
2000 · Self - Host
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8.7 Tristan und Isolde
1999 · Self - Conductor
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Pavarotti 30th Anniversary Gala Concert
1998 · Self - Conductor
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7.0 Le Nozze di Figaro
1998 · Self - Conductor
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La Forza del Destino - The Met
1996 · Conductor
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8.3 The Transformation of the World Into Music
1996 · Self
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Metropolitan Opera Gala James Levine's 25th Anniversary
1996 · Self - conductor
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4.5 Otello
1995 · Conductor
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8.0 Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra
1995 · Self - Conductor
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6.4
Il Tabarro & Pagliacci
1994 · Conductor
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6.2 Elektra
1994 · Conductor
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9.5 Richard Wagner: Parsifal
1993 · Self - Conductor
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7.5 Falstaff
1993 · Self - Conductor
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8.7 Donizetti: L'Elisir d'Amore
1991 · Self - Conductor
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The Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991
1991 · Conductor
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8.0 Un Ballo in Maschera
1991 · Conductor
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7.8 Das Rheingold
1990 · Conductor
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7.7 Siegfried
1990 · Conductor
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8.1 Die Walküre
1989 · Self - Conductor
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8.2 Carmen
1988 · Conductor
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7.5 Il Trovatore
1988
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8.0 Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera
1988 · Self - Conductor
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8.0 Lohengrin - Metropolitan Opera
1986 · Self - Conductor
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7.0 Aida
1985 · Self - Conductor
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10.0 Francesca da Rimini
1984 · Conductor
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9.0 La Forza del Destino - Metropolitan Opera
1984 · Self - Conductor
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10.0 Berlioz: Les Troyens
1983 · Conductor
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8.0 Verdi Don Carlo
1983 · Conductor
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The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
1983 · Self - Conductor
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7.0 The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
1982 · Self - Conductor
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7.1 La traviata
1982 · Conductor
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Der Rosenkavalier
1982
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Puccini: La bohème
1982 · Self - Conductor
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8.0 Idomeneo
1982 · Conductor
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Verdi: Rigoletto
1981 · Self - Conductor
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La Traviata - The Met
1981 · Self - Conductor
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8.0 Puccini: Manon Lescaut
1980 · Self - Condurctor
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Don Carlo
1980 · Conductor
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Strauss: Elektra
1980 · Conductor
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La Clemenza di Tito
1980 · Conductor
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Luisa Miller: Metropolitan Opera
1979 · Self - Conductor
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9.0 Rigoletto
1977 · Self - Conductor
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7.7 La Bohème
1977 · Conductor
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