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James Levine(1943-2021)

  • Music Department
  • Additional Crew
  • Composer
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James Levine was born on 23 June 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a composer, known for Fantasia 2000 (1999), A Classic Tale. Music for Our Children (2001) and The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977). He died on 9 March 2021 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
BornJune 23, 1943
DiedMarch 9, 2021(77)
BornJune 23, 1943
DiedMarch 9, 2021(77)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 13 wins & 30 nominations total

Known for

Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, James Levine, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Fantasia 2000
7.1
  • Music Department
  • 1999
A Classic Tale. Music for Our Children (2001)
A Classic Tale. Music for Our Children
Music Video
  • Director
  • 2001
Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
The Metropolitan Opera Presents
8.2
TV Series
  • Music Department
Kevin Costner, Joan Allen, Alicia Witt, Keri Russell, Erika Christensen, and Evan Rachel Wood in The Upside of Anger (2005)
The Upside of Anger
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Swan Lake, Op. 20")
  • 2005

Credits

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Music Department

  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
    The Metropolitan Opera Presents
    8.2
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • music director: Metropolitan Opera Association
    • music director: The Metropolitan Opera
    • 1977–2024
  • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
    The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
    8.9
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • music director: Metropolitan Opera Association
    • music director: The Metropolitan Opera ...
    • 2006–2017
  • Don Giovanni (2000)
    Don Giovanni
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 2000
  • Tristan und Isolde (1999)
    Tristan und Isolde
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1999
  • Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, James Levine, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Fantasia 2000 (1999)
    Fantasia 2000
    7.1
    • conductor
    • 1999
  • Three Tenors '98 World Cup Paris (1998)
    Three Tenors '98 World Cup Paris
    7.9
    TV Special
    • conductor
    • 1998
  • Verdi's Requiem
    TV Special
    • conductor
    • 1997
  • Giordano: Andrea Chénier (1996)
    Giordano: Andrea Chénier
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1996
  • La forza del destino (1996)
    La forza del destino
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1996
  • Elektra (1994)
    Elektra
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1994
  • Håkan Hagegård and Teresa Stratas in The Ghosts of Versailles (1992)
    The Ghosts of Versailles
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1992
  • L'elisir d'amore (1991)
    L'elisir d'amore
    8.9
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1991
  • Francisco Araiza, Kathleen Battle, and Kurt Moll in Die Zauberflöte (1991)
    Die Zauberflöte
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1991
  • Un ballo in maschera (1991)
    Un ballo in maschera
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1991
  • Götterdämmerung (1990)
    Götterdämmerung
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1990

Additional Crew

  • Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and Metropolitan Opera Ballet in The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977)
    The Metropolitan Opera Presents
    8.2
    TV Series
    • artistic director: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
    • artistic director: Metropolitan Opera Association
    • artistic director: Metropolitan Opera ...
    • 1987–2022
  • The Queen of Spades (1999)
    The Queen of Spades
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • artistic director: The Metropolitan Opera
    • 1999

Composer

  • Longhair (2025)
    Longhair
    Podcast Series
    • music composed by
    • 2025
  • Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, James Levine, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Fantasia 2000 (1999)
    Fantasia 2000
    7.1
    • music arranged by
    • 1999

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Personal details

  • Official site
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • June 23, 1943
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • March 9, 2021
    • Palm Springs, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Publicity listings
    • 11 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His last name is pronounced "le-VYNE," not "le-VEEN"
  • Nickname
    • Jimmy

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