tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post7145113277599802719..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: More on James LevineLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-84590435764948789112017-12-09T13:17:18.420-08:002017-12-09T13:17:18.420-08:00Ben Miller's article is certainly more insight...Ben Miller's article is certainly more insightful and searching that Tommasini's middling essay in the Times. But he's still engaging in "genius" fetishization, isn't he? The very thing he seems to be arguing should be driven from classical music?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02723713850097885124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-64578975037825913782017-12-09T11:36:20.067-08:002017-12-09T11:36:20.067-08:00To some extent, that depends on things outsiders d...To some extent, that depends on things outsiders don't know and might never know, but certainly investigating sufficiently to have turned up one of the at-least-four victim, considering that the rumors have been circulating for around 40 years. (I would be surprised if these four men are the only ones.)<br /><br />Here's what we don't know: did the Met have any actual knowledge of his behavior? If so, they should have fired him. Somebody sent an anonymous letter to the Met when Anthony Bliss was the general manager. We don't know the extent of the investigation - one rumor is that the Met told Levine he was through if they ever heard another word. If this is the truth, they knew and didn't draw a line, or just made a "be discreet" agreement with him.<br /><br />Did the Met or one of its Board members or donors help cover up his behavior? If so, they obviously shouldn't have done this. Again, rumors only, but what if there was a cover-up? Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-59763633919917445192017-12-09T06:47:31.379-08:002017-12-09T06:47:31.379-08:00So what's your conclusion here? If you're...So what's your conclusion here? If you're going to criticize the BSO and Met, I'd like to know what you think they should have done, back then as much as now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com