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I can imagine wanting to work with this ensemble and this company always.
James Levine
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They've really got to recognize that all of us bring some of our family issues to work and our work home.
James Levine
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More and more couples are having this negotiation or discussion, but I'm still amazed at the number who aren't and where the cultural norm sort of kicks in and they just assume that mom's got to be the one who stays home, not dad.
James Levine
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There is no relationship between the gestures and what an orchestra will do.
James Levine
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Most people treat the office manual the way they treat a software manual. They never look at it.
James Levine
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What's interesting is that both men and women are struggling with this issue in remarkably similar percentages, but the big difference is that women tend to talk about this when men keep it silent.
James Levine
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We found that when people put this issue on the table, it turns out that men acknowledge the issue, and employers and employees can work out solutions just as working mothers do.
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It wasn't that I ever knew I'd be at the Met for 20 years, or 30 years, or 40 years, or anything like that.
James Levine
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The invisible dilemma is that men face the very real problem that they don't feel comfortable bringing these issues up and they tend not to be acknowledged at work.
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I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest.
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I think this orchestra's strengths involve drama and voice.
James Levine
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My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside the home.
James Levine
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It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every style, and the only way you can do that is - like Verdi said - working with a file, every day, little by little, until the orchestra's collective qualities emerge.
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Second, if you're the boss, just because they don't ask doesn't mean your employees don't have needs.
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