Also sprach the Met press office.

Rustioni, the first to hold the position since never-the-bride Fabio Luisi departed in 2017, will conduct “a minimum of two operas per season.”

Yannick seems excited: “Having Daniele in this elevated role is good for the orchestra, good for the chorus, and good for opera.”

Could this herald more change in the years ahead?

Photo: Jonathan Tichler/Metropolitan Opera