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James Levine

1943 - 2021

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James Lawrence Levine ( liv-EYEN; June 23, 1943 – March 9, 2021) was an American conductor and pianist. He was music director of the Metropolitan Opera from 1976 to 2016. He was terminated from all his positions and affiliations with the Met on March 12, 2018, over sexual misconduct allegations, which he denied. Levine held leadership positions with the Ravinia Festival, the Munich Philharmonic, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Levine is the 33rd most popular conductor (down from 30th in 2019), the 2,785th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,390th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, James Levine ranks 33 out of 128. Before him are Eugen Jochum, Charles Dutoit, Leif Segerstam, Simon Rattle, Giuseppe Sinopoli, and Václav Neumann. After him are Pierre Monteux, John Philip Sousa, Riccardo Chailly, Colin Davis, John Eliot Gardiner, and George Szell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, James Levine ranks 173. Before him are Wallace Shawn, Hervé Villechaize, Jan de Bont, Paul Wolfowitz, Angelo Bagnasco, and Teruo Nimura. After him are David Soul, Lauren Hutton, Kurtwood Smith, Ken Norton, Björn Waldegård, and Christine McVie. Among people deceased in 2021, James Levine ranks 143. Before him are Đorđe Balašević, Marion Ramsey, Paul Ritter, Tanya Roberts, Gunnel Lindblom, and Kåre Willoch. After him are Mark Eaton, Haya Harareet, Hank Aaron, Jimmy Greaves, Ahmed Zaki Yamani, and Poul Schlüter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Levine ranks 2,785 out of 20,380. Before him are Billy Drago (1945), Caroline Kennedy (1957), Ella Grasso (1919), Jeb Bush (1953), Frederik Pohl (1919), and Dan Inosanto (1936). After him are Benjamin Spock (1903), E. E. Cummings (1894), Gordon Cooper (1927), Richard Bassett (1745), Nancy Roman (1925), and Robert B. Wilson (1937).

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Among CONDUCTORS In United States

Among conductors born in United States, James Levine ranks 2. Before him are Herbert Blomstedt (1927). After him are John Philip Sousa (1854), Kent Nagano (1951), Charles Mackerras (1925), Dennis Russell Davies (1944), Robert Craft (1923), Alan Gilbert (1967), Arthur Fiedler (1894), and Anton Coppola (1917).

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