Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel has chosen to abandon the baton of the Paris Opera. The musicians of the orchestra were informed Thursday afternoon, learned Le Figaro from an internal source.
His decision is motivated by "personal reasons", according to the newspaper. The 45-year-old had just been appointed head of the New York Philharmonic while keeping his cap at the L.A. Philharmonics. The appointment of Dudamel as musical director of the institution for a six-season term was an event.