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Gérard Mortier: Met Opera Broadcasts are “False Prophets”
Monday, May 19th, 2008

Last week, the New York Times interviewed Gérard Mortier, the Belgian-born incoming manager of City Opera. Unfortunately, the Times either didn’t ask the right questions — or Mortier opted for diplomacy. But in recent French public radio interview, Mortier was a little more blunt… Here are some choice excerpts.

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