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flotiste t1_iqxlj4u wrote
Reply to I'm concertmaster (principal violin) of New York's Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and a professor at Juilliard. Next week, I'll be performing with the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra in San Diego - the largest annual gathering of concertmasters and principal players in North America. AMA! by MainlyMozartSD
People in the opera community have been talking about the James Levine scandal as if it was a completely well-known entity for at least 20 years. From your perspective, how much did the met, The company, the administration, and the organization at whole know about his indiscretions for the last 20 years?
flotiste OP t1_j5vz5gm wrote
Reply to comment by Impeachcordial in TIL that the civilian ship pilot in Dunkirk is based off a real person - Charles Lightoller, the second officer of the Titanic who sailed his own ship to save 127 servicemen at Dunkirk by flotiste
And he opted to do it, rather than letting the Royal Navy commandeer his boat, he decided he'd rather go himself.