Daniele Rustioni Named Principal Guest Conductor
Article from MetOpera
The Metropolitan Opera announced the appointment of Daniele Rustioni to the position of Principal Guest Conductor for a three-year term, becoming only the third Principal Guest Conductor in Met history, beginning with the 2025–26 season. In his new position, Rustioni will conduct a minimum of two operas per season. This morning, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, made the announcement of Rustioni’s appointment to the orchestra at the start of a rehearsal for Strauss’s Die Frau ohne Schatten.
Nézet-Séguin said, “I am delighted to invite Daniele to the conducting roster of the Met as Principal Guest Conductor. We have shared artistic values, which are first and foremost led by our deep love, commitment to, and respect for the music and the musicians. Having Daniele in this elevated role is good for the orchestra, good for the chorus, and good for opera.”
Rustioni made his Met debut leading Verdi’s Aida in 2017 and returned to lead new productions of Verdi’s Rigoletto and Bizet’s Carmen and revivals of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Verdi’s Falstaff. He made his Carnegie Hall debut with the Met Orchestra in February 2023. In coming seasons, Rustioni will conduct a new production of…
