01 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Carmen Fantasy, Op.25 : Introduction. Allegro moderato
02 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Carmen Fantasy, Op.25 : 1. Moderato
03 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Carmen Fantasy, Op.25 : 2. Lento assai
04 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Carmen Fantasy, Op.25 : 3. Allegro moderato
05 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Carmen Fantasy, Op.25 : 4. Moderato
06 Zubin Mehta; Isaac Stern; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto For Violin And Strings In E, Op.8, No.1, RV.269 "La Primavera" : 1. Allegro (Live)
07 Zubin Mehta; Isaac Stern; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto For Violin And Strings In E, Op.8, No.1, R.269 "La Primavera" : 2. Largo (Live)
08 Zubin Mehta; Isaac Stern; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto For Violin And Strings In E, Op.8, No.1, RV.269 "La Primavera" : 3. Allegro (Danza pastorale) (Live)
09 Zubin Mehta; Pinchas Zukerman; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto For Violin And Strings In G Minor, Op.8, No.2, RV.315 "L'estate" : 1. Allegro non molto - Allegro (Live)
10 Zubin Mehta; Pinchas Zukerman; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto For Violin And Strings In G Minor, Op.8, No.2, R.315 "L'estate" : 2. Adagio - Presto - Adagio (Live)
11 Zubin Mehta; Pinchas Zukerman; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto For Violin And Strings In G Minor, Op.8, No.2, RV.315 "L'estate" : 3. Presto (Tempo impetuoso d'estate) (Live)
12 Zubin Mehta; Shlomo Mintz; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto For Violin And Strings In F, Op.8, No.3, RV.293 "L'autunno" : 1. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de' villanelli) (Live)
13 Zubin Mehta; Shlomo Mintz; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto For Violin And Strings In F, Op.8, No.3, RV.293 "L'autunno" : 2. Adagio molto (Ubriachi dormienti) (Live)
14 Zubin Mehta; Shlomo Mintz; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto For Violin And Strings In F, Op.8, No.3, RV. 293 "L'autunno" : 3. Allegro (La caccia) (Live)
15 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto For Violin And Strings In F Minor, Op.8, No.4, RV.297 "L'inverno" : 1. Allegro non molto (Live)
16 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto For Violin And Strings In F Minor, Op.8, No.4, RV.297 "L'inverno" : 2. Largo (Live)
17 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concerto For Violin And Strings In F Minor, Op.8, No.4, RV.297 "L'inverno" : 3. Allegro (Live)
18 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; Pinchas Zukerman; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 364 : 1. Allegro maestoso (Live)
19 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; Pinchas Zukerman; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 364 : 2. Andante (Live)
20 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; Pinchas Zukerman; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 364 : 3. Presto (Live)
21 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; Pinchas Zukerman; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concertone in C Major, K. 190 : 1. Allegro spiritoso
22 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; Pinchas Zukerman; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concertone in C Major, K. 190 : 2. Andantino grazioso
23 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; Pinchas Zukerman; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Concertone in C Major, K. 190 : 3. Tempo di menuetto (Vivace)
24 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Poème, Op.25
25 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Havanaise, Op.83, R.202
26 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; Myor Rosen; New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Tzigane, M. 76
27 Zubin Mehta; Itzhak Perlman; New York Philharmonic Orchestra - Introduction et Rondo capriccioso, Op.28, R. 188
28 Zubin Mehta; Shlomo Mintz; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op.21 : 1. Allegro non troppo (Live)
29 Zubin Mehta; Shlomo Mintz; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op.21 : 2. Scherzando (Allegro molto) (Live)
30 Zubin Mehta; Shlomo Mintz; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op.21 : 3. Intermezzo (Allegretto non troppo) (Live)
31 Zubin Mehta; Shlomo Mintz; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op.21 : 4. Andante (Live)
32 Zubin Mehta; Shlomo Mintz; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op.21 : 5. Rondo (Allegro) (Live)
33 Zubin Mehta; Shlomo Mintz; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Violin Concerto No.5 In A Minor, Op.37 : 1. Allegro non troppo (Live)
34 Zubin Mehta; Shlomo Mintz; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Violin Concerto No.5 In A Minor, Op.37 : 2. Adagio - (Live)
35 Zubin Mehta; Shlomo Mintz; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Violin Concerto No.5 In A Minor, Op.37 : 3. Allegro con fuoco (Live)
36 Zubin Mehta; Shlomo Mintz; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra - Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28, R.188 (Live)
37 Audience Applause - Applause
38 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Berliner Philharmoniker - Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104 : 1. Allegro
39 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Berliner Philharmoniker - Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104 : 2. Adagio ma non troppo
40 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Berliner Philharmoniker - Cello Concerto in B minor, Op.104 : 3. Finale (Allegro moderato)
41 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 1. Introduktion (Mäßiges Zeitmaß)
42 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 2. Don Quixote, der Ritter von der traurigen Gestalt
43 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 3. Sancho Panza
44 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 4. Variation 1 (Gemächlich)
45 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 5. Variation 2 (Kriegerisch)
46 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 6. Variation 3 (Mäßiges Zeitmaß)
47 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 7. Variation 4 (Etwas breiter)
48 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 8. Variation 5 (Sehr langsam)
49 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 9. Variation 6 (Schnell)
50 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 10. Variation 7 (Ein wenig ruhiger als vorher)
51 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 11. Variation 8
52 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 12. Variation 9 (Schnell und stürmisch)
53 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 13. Variation 10 (Viel breiter)
54 Zubin Mehta; Mischa Maisky; Tabea Zimmerman; Berliner Philharmoniker - Don Quixote, Op.35 : 14. Finale (Sehr ruhig)
55 Zubin Mehta; Lang Lang; Wiener Philharmoniker - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 : 1. Maestoso
56 Zubin Mehta; Lang Lang; Wiener Philharmoniker - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 : 2. Larghetto
57 Zubin Mehta; Lang Lang; Wiener Philharmoniker - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 : 3. Allegro vivace
58 Zubin Mehta; Lang Lang; Wiener Philharmoniker - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 : 1. Allegro maestoso
59 Zubin Mehta; Lang Lang; Wiener Philharmoniker - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 : 2. Romance (Larghetto)
60 Zubin Mehta; Lang Lang; Wiener Philharmoniker - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11 : 3. Rondo (Vivace)
61 Lang Lang - 12 Etudes, Op.10 : No. 3 In E "Tristesse"
62 Zubin Mehta; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Introduction
63 Zubin Mehta; Jonathan Summers; John Dobson; Tom McDonnell; Paul Crook; Robin Leggate; William Elvin; Malcolm King; Malcolm Rivers; Francis Egerton; Sherrill Milnes; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Hello ... Nick!
64 Zubin Mehta; Gwynne Howell; Francis Egerton; Paul Crook; Robin Leggate; Jonathan Summers; Tom McDonnell; William Elvin; John Dobson; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Che faranno i vecchi miei
65 Zubin Mehta; Jonathan Summers; John Dobson; Tom McDonnell; Paul Crook; Robin Leggate; William Elvin; Malcolm King; Malcolm Rivers; Sherrill Milnes; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Jim, perchè piangi?
66 Zubin Mehta; Sherrill Milnes; Jonathan Summers; John Dobson; Tom McDonnell; Paul Crook; Robin Leggate; William Elvin; Malcolm King; Malcolm Rivers; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Andiam, ragazzi
67 Zubin Mehta; Sherrill Milnes; Robert Lloyd; Jonathan Summers; John Dobson; Tom McDonnell; Paul Crook; Robin Leggate; William Elvin; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Un poker? Nick, gettoni!
68 Zubin Mehta; Sherrill Milnes; Jonathan Summers; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Mrs Rance, fra poco
69 Zubin Mehta; Sherrill Milnes; Carol Neblett; Jonathan Summers; John Dobson; Tom McDonnell; Paul Crook; Robin Leggate; William Elvin; Robert Lloyd; Francis Egerton; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Hello, Minnie!
70 Zubin Mehta; Carol Neblett; Paul Crook; John Dobson; Robin Leggate; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Dove eravamo?
71 Zubin Mehta; Francis Egerton; Gwynne Howell; John Dobson; Tom McDonnell; Paul Crook; Robin Leggate; William Elvin; Carol Neblett; Sherrill Milnes; Robert Lloyd; Handel Owen; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : La posta! La posta!
72 Zubin Mehta; Sherrill Milnes; Carol Neblett; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Ti voglio bene, Minnie
73 Zubin Mehta; Sherrill Milnes; Carol Neblett; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Minnie, dalla mia casa son partito
74 Zubin Mehta; Carol Neblett; Sherrill Milnes; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Laggiù nel Soledad
75 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Carol Neblett; Sherrill Milnes; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Chi c'è per farmi i rici?
76 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Carol Neblett; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Vi recordate di me?
77 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Sherrill Milnes; Carol Neblett; Jonathan Summers; Paul Crook; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Mister Johnson, voi m'avete seccato!
78 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Paul Crook; Carol Neblett; John Dobson; Robin Leggate; Jonathan Summers; Tom McDonnell; William Elvin; Francis Egerton; Sherrill Milnes; Robert Lloyd; Eric Garrett; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Mister Johnson, un valzer?
79 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Carol Neblett; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Mister Johnson, siete rimasto indietro
80 Zubin Mehta; Carol Neblett; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Io non son che una povera fanciulla
81 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Quello che tacete
82 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Carol Neblett; Francis Egerton; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Come voi leggermi in cor non so
83 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Carol Neblett; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 1 : Ah, non temete, nessuno ardirà
84 Zubin Mehta; Anne Wilkens; Paul Hudson; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 2 : Il mio bimbo è grande e piccino
85 Zubin Mehta; Carol Neblett; Paul Hudson; Anne Wilkens; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 2 : Billy, è fissato?
86 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Carol Neblett; Anne Wilkens; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 2 : Voglio vestirmi tutta
87 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Carol Neblett; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 2 : Oh, se sapeste
88 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Carol Neblett; Anne Wilkens; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 2 : Ugh! ... Neve!
89 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Francis Egerton; Carol Neblett; Jonathan Summers; Robert Lloyd; Sherrill Milnes; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 2 : Hello!
90 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Carol Neblett; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 2 : Vieni fuori!
91 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Carol Neblett; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 2 : ...Io so, Io so! Ma non vi avrei rubato!
92 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Carol Neblett; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 2 : L'han ferito ... Che importa
93 Zubin Mehta; Carol Neblett; Sherrill Milnes; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 2 : Che c'è di nuovo, Jack?
94 Zubin Mehta; Sherrill Milnes; Carol Neblett; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 2 : E là! E là!
95 Zubin Mehta; Carol Neblett; Sherrill Milnes; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 2 : Un partita a poker!
96 Zubin Mehta; Francis Egerton; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 : Ve lo giuro, sceriffo
97 Zubin Mehta; Sherrill Milnes; Francis Egerton; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 : Maledetto cane!
98 Zubin Mehta; Robert Lloyd; Sherrill Milnes; Robin Leggate; Paul Crook; Tom McDonnell; Jonathan Summers; Francis Egerton; John Dobson; William Elvin; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 : Ah! Ah! Ah!
99 Zubin Mehta; Robert Lloyd; Tom McDonnell; William Elvin; John Dobson; Paul Crook; Robin Leggate; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 : Sceriffo Rance!
100 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Sherrill Milnes; John Dobson; Paul Crook; Robin Leggate; Tom McDonnell; William Elvin; Jonathan Summers; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 : E così, Mister Johnson, come va?
101 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Sherrill Milnes; John Dobson; Paul Crook; Robin Leggate; William Elvin; Jonathan Summers; Tom McDonnell; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 : Risparmiate lo scherno
102 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Sherrill Milnes; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 : Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano
103 Zubin Mehta; Robin Leggate; Carol Neblett; John Dobson; Paul Crook; Tom McDonnell; William Elvin; Sherrill Milnes; Jonathan Summers; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 : Ah-Ah-Ah!
104 Zubin Mehta; Carol Neblett; Jonathan Summers; John Dobson; William Elvin; Paul Crook; Robin Leggate; Tom McDonnell; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 : Basta!'quando per voi
105 Zubin Mehta; Carol Neblett; Jonathan Summers; John Dobson; William Elvin; Paul Crook; Robin Leggate; Tom McDonnell; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 : E anche tu lo vorrai
106 Zubin Mehta; Plácido Domingo; Carol Neblett; Jonathan Summers; Tom McDonnell; Paul Crook; Robin Leggate; William Elvin; John Dobson; Francis Egerton; Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Robin Stapleton - La Fanciulla del West / Act 3 : Le tue parole sono di Dio
Conductor Zubin Mehta was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra state, India on April 29, 1936. He is an adherent of the Parsi religion. His father was Mehli Mehta, a violinist who was the founder and conductor of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra. At the age of 18, after considering a career in medicine, Zubin entered the Vienna Academy of Music, learned to play the double bass in order to join the Academy's orchestra, and took conducting lessons from Hans Swarowsky. He graduated from the Academy in 1957 and made his professional debut in Vienna, guest conducting the Tonkünstler Orchestra. In a London appearance in 1961, Mehta became the first Indian to conduct a major British orchestra. A victory in the first international conductors' competition organized by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra led to a one-year appointment as their assistant conductor. After completing his year-long tenure, Mehta was engaged to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and made another important and successful guest conducting position with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Guest appearances with the Montreal and Los Angeles symphonies both led to permanent positions; in 1960 he became music director in Montreal and associate conductor in Los Angeles. Thus Mehta became one of the first of a new breed of conductors sometimes called the "jet set," who are able to maintain two (or even more) principal conductorships of major orchestras by means of frequently flying between the cities involved.
Mehta's accomplishments in Los Angeles, where he became musical director in 1962, were particularly striking. In just a few years he was able to turn the lackluster ensemble into one of the nation's finest orchestras, and, still under 30 years of age when he was appointed, he became the youngest music director of any "major" U.S. orchestra. An exuberant, extroverted performer and person, he possessed a genuine star quality; soon, he conducted the orchestra on a notable series of excellent recordings for London (Decca) Records. Mehta made his operatic debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on December 29, 1965, and in 1967 he resigned his position in Montreal, and forged a new relationship with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra, eventually becoming its chief music adviser in 1970. In 1971 he conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic on the soundtrack of Frank Zappa's film 200 Motels.
In 1978 he resigned his Los Angeles post to succeed Pierre Boulez as music director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. After the rather ascetic, ultra-modern Boulez, Mehta's interest in lush Romanticism, and a more traditional repertoire made for a favorable impression, and a long and successful relationship with the orchestra. However, by the time of his resignation in 1991, a little of the bloom had faded from his relationship with the critics, some of whom seemed to be put off by the more "Hollywood" aspects of his style and personality.
In 1990 Mehta was asked to conduct the first of the now-legendary Three Tenors concerts. Mehta proved a highly appropriate choice, being one of the few conductors with the charisma to match the well-practiced stagecraft of the three star tenors. The concert was a huge success, with a worldwide television audience, and enormous record sales. When the phenomenon was repeated in 1994 from Los Angeles, Mehta again conducted.
Between 1998 and 2006, Mehta was music director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. He made several tours and kept up a busy schedule of guest conducting appearances. He has continued to serve as Music Director for Life of the Israel Philharmonic. ~ Joseph Stevenson