Talk:James Levine

message: Anybody have a link to the New York Times article about his alcohol abuse?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dick.cavett (talk • contribs) 23:03, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: More sick gossip

message: I removed text on the Verbier Festival because that is best included on the separate page for the festival. DJRafe 03:42, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Verbier Festival

message: The music for the series "The Closer" is credited to James L. Levine, but I have no idea where to put it in this article. I also don't know of any other musical works he has composed.   Rebele  | Talk  The only way to win the game is to not play the game.  01:19, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Another Factoid 

message: I would mention the fact that he's an avid champion (or something like that) of modern music - his favorite living composers being/having been Babbitt (R.I.P.), Carter etc. - were I more educated in details of it all.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.251.222.189 (talk) 14:04, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Champion of modern music 

message: Well, add him to the pile now: “Met Opera to Investigate James Levine Over Sexual Abuse Accusation” (New York Times, December 2nd 2017) --SpyMagician (talk) 02:22, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: And an article that provides some more detail and an explicit timeline: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/03/02/cleveland/cn2Sathz0EMJcdpYouoPjM/story.html - kosboot (talk) 17:51, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Allegations of Sexual Abuse and Harassment 

message: He is openly gay (see for example http://www.dailywire.com/news/24245/legendary-conductor-james-levine-accused-sexually-emily-zanotti#exit-modal ) so he should be classed as LGBT  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.234.241.1 (talk) 10:48, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  LGBT 

message: I have heard from Met personnel that Levine was single-handedly responsible (financially) for the Carnegie Hall series "Met Chamber Ensemble."  I've not found a citation for that claim, however.  - kosboot (talk) 19:46, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quiet endeavors 

message: His last performance at the Met Opera was Verdi's Requiem on Dec 2, 2017, and I doubt if he will come back any time soon. Is it appropriate to change the "Years Active" part in the short bio, or should I wait? Rwalle (talk) 03:07, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Years Active -- till 2017? 

message: It seems to me that the article as it currently stands appears to be biased in favor of James Levine. It alternates between not addressing and casting doubt over the allegations. Examples of possible bias in the writing include the "See also: Me too movement," which implies that he just got "caught up" as a victim of the movement. Also, words like "accuser" and "allegations" are strongly overused. Additionally, the article seems to treat the accusations very insularly; no reference is made to them outside in sections where such references would be apt, such as the Work with Students section. Sbcloatitr (talk) 05:16, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Concerning words like "accuser" and "allegations" - nothing has even been proven in a court of law, so I don't think it's possible to go beyond those words.  As far as "work with students" - most of the people who have come forward have been from the early part of Levine's career when he was more or less a colleague (or perhaps advanced colleague) and not in a position of power that would be typical of teacher-student relationships.- kosboot (talk) 12:39, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

text: I disagree with the OP; imo, the the situation is extremely visible and present in the article, in just exposure alone. The Sexual assault allegations is almost half the article; the entire fourth paragraph of the lead discusses this, as does the third sentence of the article. If anything, too much weight is given to the topic, but perhaps this is because that topic is also the most developed in the article. That "See also: Me too movement" comment, is kind of catered to support your perspective; it's there so that readers can have a quick link to see other situations similar to this. We don't know if this would have occurred were it not for Me Too, but it certainly seems less likely. As such, the situation is part of the movement as a whole; and there wouldn't be so much space and information discussing it, were he just "caught up" in it. Regardless, the Me Too information can probably be inserted into the article more naturally, but I really struggle to see how not doing so at the moment is NPOV. Aza24 (talk) 22:05, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Potentially problematic structuring and treatment of Sexual Assault Allegations.