We have to be so prepared-and not be buried in the score-that we can actually be in the moment and feel every little sign from a singer and anticipate their breath. To really understand singers, one has to open his or her ears all the time while conducting. It’s that aspect of being with people and helping them give their best, to help them feel joy while making music, that still drives me to this do you do to really understand singers’ voices when you conduct them? It was the fun and joy of being in a group making music-singing in a choir and feeling that the person at the front could still make music, really embody the music, while also leading others. In anticipation of the 2022–23 season-which sees Nézet-Séguin conduct four productions-we put out a call on Facebook and Instagram for some of his biggest fans to send in their burning questions for the Met’s Jeanette Lerman- Neubauer Music qui vous a donné envie d’être chef d’orchestre?-What made you want to become a conductor? Not only is Yannick Nézet-Séguin a regular in the world’s great opera houses and concert halls, he’s also a social-media maestro.

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