The Metropolitan Opera announced a contract extension of its Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, through the 2029–30 season.
Nézet-Séguin is only the third Music Director in the company’s history. He began his tenure in the 2018–19 season.
This six-year extension acknowledges the deepening partnership between Nézet-Séguin and the Met Orchestra and Chorus, as well as his committed artistry and leadership.
The extension encompasses a new production of Wagner’s Ring cycle, which begins in the 2027–28 season and culminates with full cycles in the spring of 2030.
Over the next six years, Nézet-Séguin will conduct four to five operas each season, encompassing both new works such as Met premieres of “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” by Mason Bates, “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” by Gabriela Lena Frank, “Lincoln in the Bardo” by Missy Mazzoli, “The Highlands” by Carlos Simon, and “The Wedding Banquet” by Huang Ruo.
In addition to The Ring Cycle and a new staging of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” by director Yuval Sharon, he will conduct a new staging of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” by Robert Carsen and revivals of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” Wagner’s “Parsifal,” and Puccini’s “Tosca.”
In a statement, Peter Gelb said, “The Met is very fortunate to have one of the world’s greatest conductors as its Music Director and is even more fortunate to now have him on board through the 2029–30 season. His extraordinary achievements to date with both new works and classic repertoire are a preview of what is to come. Yannick’s tenure will be defined, in part, by the new Ring cycle that is created under his watch. My job is to deliver a new Ring to Yannick that has the potential to be one for the ages in terms of casting and production. With Yannick conducting, Lise Davidsen as Brünnhilde, and Yuval Sharon directing, the possibilities are unlimited.”
