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Met Opera, James Levine Avoid Public Dispute In #MeToo Accusations, Settle Lawsuit

The Metropolitan Opera suspended, and then fired, Levine after several men came forward with accusations that the conductor had sexually abused them.
James Levine, conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra at New York's Carnegie Hall in February 2010.

One of the most potentially explosive #MeToo situations in the classical music sphere has been quietly shut down. The Metropolitan Opera and its former music director, James Levine, have reached a settlement in competing court claims that had been filed in New York

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