Accusations against James Levine

Michael Cooper reports in the New York Times that three men have now come forward with allegations that James Levine sexually abused them when they were teenagers. The Met has responded by suspending the conductor from all future engagements at the house, including the new Tosca that is scheduled to open on New Year's Eve. This would seem to be the end of Levine's career. The consequences for the Met, and for classical music more widely, remain to be seen. For the moment, it is enough to read this harrowing story and register the awfulness of what Levine appears to have done.