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- Semyon Bychkov, Paris Opera's next music director, will begin in August 2028.
- He succeeds Gustavo Dudamel, who resigned in May 2023.
- Bychkov, 73, will conduct two operas and six symphonic concerts per season under a four-year contract.
- His tenure coincides with renovations at the Palais Garnier and Opera Bastille that limit productions.
- Bychkov, currently chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, will become music director designate on August 1, 2026.