 In April 2006, Wigglesworth had been named the next Music Director of the La Monnaie opera, Brussels, succeeding Kazushi Ono.After a season of working together with the company's then-music director, Kazushi Ono (2007–2008), Wigglesworth had originally been scheduled to assume sole control as Music Director with the 2008–2009 season.In April 2008, La Monnaie announced that Wigglesworth would not take up the post of music director at La Monnaie.