James Levine
American conductor and pianist
- Born
- 23 June 1943, Cincinnati
- Died
- 9 March 2021, aged 77
James Lawrence Levine (June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021) was an American conductor and pianist. He was music director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 to 2016, and conducted 2,577 Met performances. At the end of his career, his reputation was tarnished by allegations of sexual misconduct stretching back half a century. Levine denied the claims, but the Met found them credible enough to fire him in 2018.
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