La Monnaie
Morlot made his first guest-conducting appearance at La Monnaie in 2011. In June 2011, La Monnaie announced Morlot's appointment as its next music director, as of the 2012–2013 season, with an initial contract of 5 years. The Seattle and Brussels positions represented Morlot's first music directorships of an orchestra and an opera company, respectively. In December 2014, citing artistic differences, Morlot resigned from the directorship at La Monnaie, effective 31 December 2014. He commented: