James Lawrence Levine (/lɨˈvaɪn/; born June 23, 1943) is an American conductor and pianist. He is primarily known for his tenure as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera. Levine has also held leadership positions with the Ravinia Festival, the Munich Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Kennedy Center Honors, Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance, Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Classical Music or Dance Programming, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Ach...
Music Groups
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album, Brit Award for Best Classical Recording, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Program - Performing Arts, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program
Movies
Fantasia 2000, Mozart: Idomeneo, Pavarotti and Levine in Recital, The 3 Tenors, Paris 1998, Mozart: Don Giovanni (Metropolitan Opera), Beethoven: Fidelio (Metropolitan Opera), The Metropolitan Opera: Das Rheingold, Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte, Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Waldbuhne Concert: A Romantic Opera N...
TV Shows
Live from the Metropolitan Opera
Star Sign
Cancer
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Fact
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He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1997 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
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In addition to his operatic duties, he is also highly regarded in the symphonic repertoire. Among other things, he has conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra both in concert and on recordings and, beginning in 2004, took up the position of Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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In 1985, he conducted the first performance ever given at the Metropolitan Opera of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", fifty years after the work premiered on Broadway. Unfortunately, the complete Metropolitan Opera production has not yet been performed on television as of 2003, nor has it been released on CD or LP.
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James Levine is the 2002 John F. Kennedy Honors recipient.
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Mr. Levine made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1971, becoming Principal Conductor in 1973, Music Director in 1976, and Artistic Director (the first in the Company's history) in 1986.
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Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra at Lincoln Center, New York City, USA
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His last name is pronounced "le-VYNE," not "le-VEEN"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
TV Series conductor - 18 episodes, 2006 - 2015 music director - 9 episodes, 2006 - 2009 musical director - 1 episode, 2007
Great Performances
TV Series music director - 1 episode, 2007 conductor - 1 episode, 1981
The Metropolitan Opera Presents
TV Series conductor - 42 episodes, 1977 - 2003 music director - 1 episode, 1981
Fidelio
2002
TV Movie conductor
Nabucco
2002
TV Movie conductor
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
2001
TV Movie conductor
Don Giovanni
2000
TV Movie conductor
Tristan und Isolde
1999
TV Movie conductor
Fantasia 2000
1999
conductor
Three Tenors '98 World Cup Paris
1998
TV Special conductor
Verdi's Requiem
1997
TV Special conductor
Fedora
1997
TV Movie music director: The Metropolitan Opera
Andrea Chénier
1996
TV Movie conductor
La forza del destino
1996
TV Movie conductor
Elektra
1994
TV Movie conductor
Parsifal
1993
TV Movie conductor
The Ghosts of Versailles
1992
TV Movie conductor
Die Zauberflöte
1991/I
TV Movie conductor
L'elisir d'amore
1991
TV Movie conductor
Un ballo in maschera
1991
TV Movie conductor
Das Rheingold
1990
TV Movie conductor
Die Walküre
1990
TV Movie conductor
Götterdämmerung
1990
TV Movie conductor
Siegfried
1990
TV Movie conductor
Turandot
1987
TV Movie conductor
Carmen
1987
TV Movie conductor
Lohengrin
1986
TV Movie conductor
Gala of Stars 1984
1984
TV Movie musical director
The Metropolitan Opera: Centennial Gala
1983
TV Special music director: The Metropolitan Opera
Domingo/Milnes Met Gala Concert
1983
TV Special conductor
La traviata
1982
conductor: and music director
Die Zauberflöte
1982
TV Movie conductor
Domingo/Troyanos Met Gala Concert
1982
TV Movie conductor
Hommage à Seville
1981
TV Movie conductor
Don Carlo
1980
TV Movie conductor
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mozart in the Jungle
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
2006-2008
TV Series performer - 2 episodes
The Upside of Anger
2005
"Swan Lake, Op. 20"
Fantasia 2000
1999
performer: "Symphony No. 5", "Pines of Rome", "Piano Concerto No. 2, Allegro, Opus 102", "Carnival of the Animals Le Carnaval des Animaux, Finale", "Pomp and Circumstance, Marches #1, 2, 3, & 4", "Firebird Suite - 1919 Version"
La traviata
1982
"La Traviata"
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Queen of Spades
1999
TV Movie artistic director: The Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera Presents
1997
TV Series artistic director - 1 episode
La fanciulla del West
1992
TV Movie artistic director: Metropolitan Opera
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Domingo/Troyanos Met Gala Concert
1982
TV Movie
Conductor
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
2016
TV Series 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
2000
Video documentary thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
2006-2015
TV Series
Himself - Conductor / Himself - Conducted by / Himself - 'La Traviata' conducted by
60 Minutes
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself - Conductor (segment "The Maestro")
Charlie Rose
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Wagner's Dream
2012
Documentary
Himself
American Masters
1995-2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
In Rehearsal: A New Butterfly for the Met
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Salzburg Festival
2006
Video documentary
Himself
The Metropolitan Opera Presents
1977-2003
TV Series
Himself - Conductor / Himself - Conducted by / Himself / ...
Fidelio
2002
TV Movie
Himself - Conductor
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
2002
TV Movie
Himself - Honoree
Nabucco
2002
TV Movie
Himself - Conductor
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
2001
TV Movie
Himself - Conducted by
Don Giovanni
2000
TV Movie
Himself - Conducted by
The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
2000
Video documentary
Himself - Conductor
Eine romantische Opernnacht - A romantic Opera Night
1999
TV Movie documentary
Dirigent / Conductor
Tristan und Isolde
1999
TV Movie
Himself - Conducted by
Fantasia 2000
1999
Himself - Host (segment "Pomp and Circumstance"), Conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Three Tenors '98 World Cup Paris
1998
TV Special
Himself - Conductor
Verdi's Requiem
1997
TV Special
Conductor
Andrea Chénier
1996
TV Movie
Himself - Conductor
La forza del destino
1996
TV Movie
Himself - Conductor
Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik: Bayreuth vor der Premiere
1996
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Ghosts of Versailles
1992
TV Movie
Himself - Conductor
L'elisir d'amore
1991
TV Movie
Himself - Conductor
Un ballo in maschera
1991
TV Movie
Himself - Conductor
Turandot
1987
TV Movie
Himself - Conductor
Carmen
1987
TV Movie
Himself - Conducted by
Gala of Stars 1986
1986
TV Special documentary
Himself - Dirigent
Toscanini: The Maestro
1985
Documentary
Himself
Gala of Stars 1984
1984
TV Movie
Himself
The Metropolitan Opera: Centennial Gala
1983
TV Special
Himself
Domingo/Milnes Met Gala Concert
1983
TV Special
Conductor
Die Zauberflöte
1982
TV Movie
Himself - Dirigent
Price/Horne Met Gala Concert
1982
TV Special
Conductor
Här är ditt liv
1981
TV Series
Himself
Gala of Stars 1981
1981
TV Movie
Himself - Host
Don Carlo
1980
TV Movie
Himself - Conduted by
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
$13 Million
