'I think he realizes how important it is for the Met to have a music director who can also handle the important decision-making that only a musical director from a contractural point of view can do in terms of tenured positions in the orchestra,' Met General Manager Peter Gelb said. Yannick Nezet-Seguin speaks during an event at Lincoln Center on May 9, 2017. The Met said Thursday that Nezet-Seguin had opened additional time in his schedule and will conduct 17 performances next season, agreeing to add a revival of Debussy's 'Pelleas et Melisande' to his previous commitment of a new production of Verdi's 'La Traviata' and a revival of Poulenc's 'Dialogues des Carmelites.' He will conduct three operas in 2019-20, then at least five each season starting in 2020-21. Levine became music director emeritus but was suspended in December following multiple allegations of sexual harassment from the 1960s to '80s. The company announced Nezet-Seguin would start a five-year contract in 2020-21 after three seasons as music director designate. Nezet-Seguin's appointment was announced in June 2016, two months after Parkinson's disease caused the end of James Levine's 40 year-run.

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