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Send us a text Visit www.dearmaestro.org for bonus content, including letters read-out and discussed by their writers. Email us at hello@dearmaestro.org - we'd love to hear from you! Producers: Rowan Bishop and Kate Guthrie Hosts: Flora Willson and Kate Guthrie With thanks to: Cheryl Melody Baskin, Michael Ellison, Cassandra Fenton, Mark Keedwell, Melanie Shaffer, Karen Skinazi, Chuck Talley and Justin Williams. Funded by: the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Classical music usually conjures up images of civilised rather than raunchy behaviour. But many of Bernstein’s fans found him seriously sexy – and they were not afraid to tell him. In this episode, we ask: how did Bernstein’s body help to make him an icon of the classical music world? We reflect on how ideas about "acceptable conduct" constrained sexual expression in Bernstein’s America. We discuss the gaps between sexual values and sexual practice that were exposed by his contemporary Alfred...
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Send us a text Visit www.dearmaestro.org for bonus content, including letters read-out and discussed by their writers. Email us at hello@dearmaestro.org - we'd love to hear from you! Producers: Rowan Bishop and Kate Guthrie Hosts: Flora Willson and Kate Guthrie With thanks to: Cheryl Melody Baskin, Michael Ellison, Cassandra Fenton, Mark Keedwell, Melanie Shaffer, Karen Skinazi, Chuck Talley and Justin Williams. Funded by: the Arts and Humanities Research Council.