French are perplexed at English Touring Opera’s replacement of white musicians

French are perplexed at English Touring Opera’s replacement of white musicians

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norman lebrecht

September 17, 2021

The shocking reverse-racism practised by ETO’s director James Conway in ‘minoritising’ his orchestra has left the French if not entirely speechless then profoundly mystified.

This is a pdf of today’s op-ed in Le Figaro. ‘Where’s the justice in it?’ demands Ronan Plancon.

There has also been a hostile report in the Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung.

Conway, who identifies as white (unless things have changed surgically) is becoming the posterboy of wokeism in classical music.

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