Lincoln Center Cancels Mozart and Goes Woke
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The center canceled its “Mostly Mozart” festival in favor of more “inclusive” fare — sponsoring rappers, pop groups and an LGBTQ mariachi band
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From the CV grapevine
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Classical music news from around the U.s., updated several times a week.
Read MoreBig Five orchestras in the USA
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Many have valid claims to be among the country’s best – in terms of wealth, popularity and, of course, sheer ability – but there is one particular group that will forever be known as the ‘Big Five’…
Read MoreNew York Philharmonic Musicians In Limbo After Investigation
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Principal oboe Liang Wang and Associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey have been placed on unpaid leave after a 5-month investigation.
Read MoreWhere Are All the American Orchestra Conductors?
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Music directors from abroad have had an avenue for advancement unavailable to most homegrown aspirants. One result: a tradition of foreign-born maestros leading U.S. orchestras.
Read MoreMet Opera to Investigate James Levine Over Sexual Abuse
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The Metropolitan Opera announced Saturday night that it would open an investigation into its famed conductor, James Levine, based on a 2016 police report in which a man accused Mr. Levine of sexually abusing him three decades ago, beginning when the man was a teenager.
Read MoreAnna Netrebko Will Star in Three Met-Bolshoi Productions
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Two of the world’s most important opera companies, the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Bolshoi Theater here, will collaborate on three stagings in coming years
Read MoreDavid Geffen Criticizes ‘Shameful’ Lack of Support for Concert Hall
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The media mogul David Geffen, one of the cultural world’s leading philanthropists, attacked wealthy New Yorkers on Wednesday for what he called a “shameful” record of failing to donate to the city’s concert halls and allowing these institutions to downsize their ambitions.
Read MoreHuman Ashes Force Cancellation of Met Operas
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During the second intermission of William Tell, musicians reported a man sprinkling a powdery substance into the orchestra pit.
Read MoreFinancial and labor drama at the Met, and its aftermath
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A chronicle of the Met's labor dispute saga (2014-2015)
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