Yannick Nézet-Séguin Named the Metropolitan Opera’s Music Director The 41-year-old conductor will become only the third Music Director in the history of the Met New York, NY – The Metropolitan Opera announced that the acclaimed conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin will be the company’s new Music Director. The position has previously been held by only two artists in the company’s storied 133-year history—James Levine, who after 40 years in the position stepped down at the end of the