Why are so many people venting their opinions online and in print about the appointment of Beatrice Venezi as Music Director of the Teatro La Fenice? Is it really about "maturity"? Read on.
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WHAT MAKES A “MATURE” CONDUCTOR? THE STEREOTYPE WAS AN OLDER WHITE MALE CONDUCTOR WITH GRAYING HAIR AND DECADES OF EXPERIENCE. THAT HAS CHANGED. IS IT FOR THE BETTER? READ ON.
Most of us have seen the Bugs Bunny cartoon “The Long-Haired Hare” with Bugs conducting an opera tenor, coming through the orchestra with a long mane of white hair, and as he walks…
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