Message #37622

[Dundonnell]

Apparently it was an "open secret" within the community of musicians and music administrators for many years that Levine had a "private life" that was, to put in very mildly, not above reproach. No doubt this was true of other eminent figures. This was kept from public view because that was considered an acceptable response in the past. Clearly, and quite rightly, this is no longer acceptable. It was wrong then and it is wrong now. However distinguished the figure such behaviour cannot be tolerated.
Do we now airbrush the artistic achievements out of history, indeed out of our consciousness? This is a quite different matter. And if we did then where exactly do we stop?