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Here he comes to save the day

La Cieca called it, mostly: Yannick Nézet-Séguin will the the Met's new music director, taking on full official duties in the 2020-2021 season.

By La Cieca on June 02, 2016 at 8:39 AM

La Cieca called it, mostly: Yannick Nézet-Séguin will the the Met’s new music director, taking on full official duties in the 2020-2021 season. The new maestro and Peter Gelb make it official in a live video stream starting at 10:00 AM today.

Topics: la cieca ci guarda la cieca ci vede, Metropolitan Opera, the future, yannick nézet-séguin

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