Nézet-Séguin looks like the sort of person opera fans would like to see at the opera more oftenIn short, Nézet-Séguin looks like the sort of person opera fans would like to see at the opera more often. Nézet-Séguin isn’t just a luminary of the opera world, he’s a superstar. And James Levine, its music director of the past four decades, is in poor health, with plans to retire. What it desperately needs is a music director esteemed enough to satisfy traditionalists and exciting enough to intrigue the world at large. Born in Montreal in 1975, Nézet-Séguin began his ascent as a French-Canadian conservatory student, impressing early on with his ambition and precocity.

Source: National Post June 03, 2016 01:30 UTC