Ozawa will be replaced by Peter Schneider, a frequent guest conductor at the opera house. Schneider, the company noted, led Idomeneo in Vienna in 1997 and has been rehearsing the opera at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich.
The production, which runs January 27-February 16, has also lost its director, the noted German opera and stage director Willy Decker, to illness. Karin Voykowitsch, Decker's assistant, will oversee the production in his stead.
Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the new production, opening April 23.
The Cuban-born composer is this season's Debs Composer's Chair.
The cast is led by Bryonha Marie and Nathan Gunn, with Tony winner Ted Sperling at the baton.
The season, opening September 21, will include 58 ballets across 21 weeks of performances.
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