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b'Warning: this episode contains discussions of child sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and workplace sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised. \\nMany people may have seen Maestro, a biopic about the American conductor Leonard Bernstein, a handsome and extroverted communicator. The next most famous gay Jewish conductor of the 20th century was, in many ways, Bernstein\\u2019s opposite. Neither handsome nor extroverted, he made his musical mark not as a flamboyant podium acrobat or someone who communicated with the public but as a musician\\u2019s musician. His career ended after years of rumors culminated in several serious allegations of sexual harassment and assault, including against teenaged boys. We talk about beauty and power and what it means when people who make great art also do terrible things.\\xa0\\nClick here to subscribe to our monthly podcast "Extra Bad Gays" and support the work we do to make the show.\\n----more----\\nSOURCES:\\nMichael Cooper, \\u201cMet Opera to Investigate James Levine Over Sexual Abuse Accusation,\\u201d The New York Times, December 3, 2017, sec. Arts, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/02/arts/music/james-levine-sexual-misconduct-met-opera.html\\nMichael Cooper, \\u201cMet Opera Reels as Fourth Man Accuses James Levine of Sexual Abuse,\\u201d The New York Times, December 5, 2017, sec. Arts, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/arts/music/james-levine-met-opera.html\\nMichael Cooper, \\u201cJames Levine\\u2019s Final Act at the Met Ends in Disgrace,\\u201d The New York Times, March 12, 2018, sec. Arts, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/arts/music/james-levine-metropolitan-opera.html\\nMatt Dobkin, \\u201cConductor James Levine Spurns Opera Gossips,\\u201d New York Magazine, January 6, 2006, https://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/features/15494/; Malcolm Gay and Kay Lazar, \\u201cIn the Maestro\\u2019s Thrall,\\u201d The Boston Globe, March 2, 2018, https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/03/02/cleveland/cn2Sathz0EMJcdpYouoPjM/story.html\\nBen Miller, \\u201cSilence, Breaking,\\u201d VAN Magazine, December 7, 2017, http://van-magazine.com/mag/james-levine-silence-breaking/\\nBen Miller, \\u201cShush Money,\\u201d VAN Magazine, May 23, 2018, http://van-magazine.com/mag/james-levine-met-opera-hush-money/\\nJohn Rockwell, \\u201cMet Opera Changes Managerial Balance,\\u201d The New York Times, July 23, 1987, sec. Arts, https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/23/arts/met-opera-changes-managerial-balance.html\\nEmily Saul and Ben Feuerherd, \\u201cMet Opera, James Levine Reach Settlements amid Sex Misconduct Claims,\\u201d New York Post, August 6, 2019, https://nypost.com/2019/08/06/met-opera-james-levine-reach-settlements-amid-sex-misconduct-claims/\\nJames B. Stewart and Michael Cooper, \\u201cThe Met Opera Fired James Levine, Citing Sexual Misconduct. He Was Paid $3.5 Million.,\\u201d The New York Times, September 21, 2020, sec. Arts, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/arts/music/met-opera-james-levine.html\\nAnastasia Tsioulcas, \\u201cJames Levine Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By 5 More Men,\\u201d NPR, May 19, 2018, sec. The Industry, https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/05/19/612621436/james-levine-accused-of-sexual-misconduct-by-5-more-men\\nIsabel Vincent and Melissa Klein, \\u201cLegendary Opera Conductor Molested Teen for Years: Police Report,\\u201d New York Post, December 2, 2017, https://nypost.com/2017/12/02/legendary-opera-conductor-molested-teen-for-years-police-report/\\nIsabel Vincent and Melissa Klein, \\u201cDisgraced Met Conductor\\u2019s Brother Was \\u2018in on the Game\\u2019: Police Report,\\u201d December 9, 2017, https://nypost.com/2017/12/09/disgraced-met-conductors-brother-was-in-on-the-game-police-report/\\nOur intro music is Arpeggia Colorix by Yann Terrien, our outro music was made for us by DJ Michaeloswell Graphicdesigner.'