James Levine: American conductor and pianist
James Lawrence Levine (/lɪˈvaɪn/; June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021) was an American conductor and pianist.
He was known for being music director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 until 2016. He was fired from the Met on March 12, 2018, over sexual misconduct allegations. He also performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
James Levine | |
|---|---|
 Levine at the Met in 2013 | |
| Born | James Lawrence Levine June 23, 1943 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 9, 2021 (aged 77) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor, pianist |
| Years active | 1976–2018 |
| Known for | Music director of the Metropolitan Opera Fantasia 2000 |
In 1994, Levine was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Levine died in his Palm Springs home on March 9, 2021 at the age of 77. The cause was problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
References
This short article about a person from the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.This article uses material from the Wikipedia Simple English article James Levine, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki Simple English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.