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Concerning the Met, It may seem that way now. But, long term I am not so sure. As for Levine, I'll save my sympathy for the men and boys who were sexual abused. I hope Levine's reputation takes a significant hit -- long term.

Washington Post Style Metropolitan Opera suspends James Levine over sexual abuse allegations Anne Midgette December 3 at 8:49 PM The Metropolitan Opera announced Sunday that it was suspending its relationship with James Levine, its music director emeritus and a monumental figure in the world of classical music, because of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. The suspension was a response to a one-two punch of newspaper articles on Saturday and Sunday reporting that three men said they had been sexually abused by Levine, now 74, at different points starting in the late 1960s. “While we await the results of the investigation, based on these new news reports, the Met has made the decision to act now,” Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager, said in a statement. It was the Met’s second update of the weekend about Levine, following an announcement on Saturday, after the New York Post ran the first public allegation, that the company would start an investigation of its own into Levine’s past behavior. The Post article detailed sexual abuse allegations that Ashok Pai, a 48-year-old man, made to the police department in Lake Forest, Ill., last year — allegations that the Met had known about since they were made. This first came to the Met’s attention when the Illinois police investigation was opened in October, 2016,” Gelb said in a statement. “At the time, Mr. Levine said that the charges were completely false, and we relied upon the further investigation of the police.” Gelb could not be reached for comment on why the Met deemed the charges worthy of investigation at this time, but not a year ago. On Sunday, after the New York Times published accounts by two more men who say Levine molested them when they were underage, the Met cut the cord altogether, relieving Levine of all future engagements. “This is a tragedy for anyone whose life has been affected,” said Gelb.

Met Opera Suspends James Levine Amid Abuse Accusations By MICHAEL COOPER 8:13 PM ET Three men said the conductor sexually abused them decades ago when they were teenagers. The Met then suspended its four-decade relationship with Mr. Levine, 74, and canceled his scheduled engagements. Met Opera Suspends James Levine Amid Abuse Accusations By MICHAEL COOPER 8:13 PM ET Three men said the conductor sexually abused them decades ago when they were teenagers. The Met then suspended its four-decade relationship with Mr. Levine, 74, and canceled his scheduled engagements.

Ashok Pai on Sunday. He accused Mr. Levine of sexually abusing him for years, starting when Mr. Pai was 16. Credit Karsten Moran for The New York Times “I don’t know why it was so traumatic,” Mr. Brown, who is now 66, said in a recent interview at his home in St. Paul, Minn., fighting tears at the memory, which said he was moved to share as part of the national reckoning over sexual misconduct. “I don’t know why I got so depressed. But it has to be because of what happened. And I care deeply for those who were also abused, all the people who were in that situation.” Met Opera Suspends James Levine after New Sexual Abuse Allegation New York Times, December 3, 2017

Since Levine is still able to conduct operas and symphonies at the Met, even with long-time Parkinson's, you can not rule sex out.

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