And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I … - James Levine

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Love is always a miracle, everywhere,every time. But for us, it's a little different. I don't want to say it's more miraculous,. . . It is though.

James Levine

And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I used to do, because I was at the same time working in the places like the Met, where I could work in this sort of depth.

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