
Young Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductingĭirected by acclaimed filmmaker Susan Froemke ( Great Performances: The Opera House), the cinema verité documentary explores the conductor’s roots through interviews with family members, early influences and colleagues, paired with home movies. Great Performances: Yannick – An Artist’s Journey follows Nézet-Séguin on his journey from 10-year-old budding conductor to the pinnacle of the opera world, capturing the creative process and what it means to refine the soul of an artist. In 2018, young Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin stepped into one of the most high-profile roles in all of music: Music director of the Metropolitan Opera. Broadcast Premiere of New Documentary About Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick – An Artist’s Journey, Septemat 9 pm on PBSįeatures performances from “La Traviata” and “Dialogues des Carmélites,” new interviews and rehearsal footage with artists from the Met Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra and more Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera’s Meteoric Rise: “Yannick – An Artist’s Journey” on GREAT PERFORMANCES, Sept.
