Daniele Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera's principal guest conductor
Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in its nearly century-and-a-half history, leading at least two productions each season starting in 2025-26 as a No. 2 to music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin
NEW YORK (AP) — Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in its nearly century-and-a-half history, leading at least two productions each season starting in 2025-26 as a No. 2 to music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Rustioni agreed to a three-year term, the company announced Wednesday. He is to helm revivals of “Don Giovanni” and “Andrea Chénier” next season, Puccini’s “La Bohème” and “Tosca” in 2026-27 and a new production of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra,” possibly in 2027-28.
“This all started because of the chemistry between the orchestra and me and the chorus and me,” Rustioni said. “It may be the best opera orchestra on the planet in terms of energy and joy of playing and commitment.”
Nézet-Séguin has conducted four-to-five productions per season and will combine Rustioni for about 40% of a Met schedule that currently includes 18 productions per season, down from 28 in 2007-08.