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Art has never been a popularity contest.

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James Levine
Age: 77 †
Born: 1943
Born: June 23
Died: 2021
Died: March 9
Conductor
Musician
Pianist
Cincinnati
Ohio
James Lawrence Levine
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Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility.
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