How a Canadian maestro is trying to make opera 'cooler'

Yannick Nézet-Séguin has been directing ensembles since the age of 18, but a whole new challenge now lies ahead of him. The Canadian conductor is taking over the job of music director at the famed Metropolitan Opera, and he wants to make opera more appealing to a wider audience, particularly young people.
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