Who is speaking for the art? The venerable maestro Riccardo Muti, in this timely AP article:
http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/entertainment/ap-interview-muti-says-culture-good-for-economy/nS6Hx/
"But a people without culture is a people that loses its identity. We haven't reached that point yet, but the danger is there."
If only I could encourage all artistic directors to echo and expand Muti's ideas. I liked his comment that the arts must be brought to all levels of society ... something that is necessary if they are to be preserved.
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