In 2021, the appointment of Gustavo Dudamel as musical director of the Paris Opera for a term of six seasons had caused an event. TIMOTHY A. CLARY
NEWS THE FIGARO- Musical director since 2021, the Venezuelan chef had just been appointed head of the New York Philharmonic while keeping his cap at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
The roar of the announcement is commensurate with the hopes that had been placed in him on his arrival: the Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel has chosen to give up the baton of the Paris Opera. The musicians of the orchestra were informed of this on Thursday afternoon, learned Le Figaro from an internal source. His decision is motivated by “personal reasons”. “It is with a heavy heart, and after careful consideration, that I announce my resignation from the position of musical director of the Paris Opera in order to spend more time with my family”, explained Gustavo Dudamel. The resignation takes effect at the end of the current season and the Opera specifies that it will announce, in a second step, what impact it will have on the 2023-2024 season already scheduled.
In 2021, the appointment of Gustavo Dudamel as musical director of the institution for a term of six seasons had caused an event. Alexander Neef, brand new director of the Opera, marked a big blow by recruiting the conductor that all the scenes of the…
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