sentences:  In March 2015, the orchestra and Chichon mutually announced the scheduled conclusion of his DRP tenure at the end of the 2016-2017 season.In the US, Chichon made his Metropolitan Opera conducting debut in February 2016 with performances of "Madama Butterfly", which included one cinema relay.In May 2017, he was appointed chief conductor and artistic director of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, effective with the 2017-2018 season.