Blue-clad Maestro Adds Pizazz to Met's Orchestra Pit.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Metropolitan Opera's music director, has been challenging sartorial conventions by wearing custom-made outfits tailored to each production, designed by the Met's costume shop. His outfits are part of his efforts to make opera more exciting and accessible, and to strengthen the bond between the pit and the stage. The designs often riff on an opera's central themes, and comfort is a priority. Nézet-Séguin sometimes adds his own touches, and hopes that the Met orchestra musicians will be allowed to dress with more variety in the future.