[HIGHLIGHTS] Gustavo Dudamel resigns from the Paris Opera for personal reasons

Venezuelan conductor signs six-year contract with Paris Opera. He will then move to the New York Philharmonic in 2025.

He says he wants to spend more time with his family in Los Angeles. He is the first Latin American to take charge of a major European institution. The Paris Opera is one of the most important cultural references in the world, says Dudamel. The position was created by a process that started in 2017, says Alexander Neef, the director of the French Opera.