ccguy t1_j6xp3kc wrote on February 2, 2023 at 5:06 PM

Reply to comment by sandiegoopera in I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera

Thank you for your reply. Given the movie’s other elements, it could be in a universe where Bernstein didn’t pass away in 1990. Interesting film.

ccguy t1_j6xmqgl wrote on February 2, 2023 at 4:51 PM

Reply to I'm Yves Abel, Principal Conductor of the San Diego Opera. I’ve conducted all over the globe, and even got to work with the great Leonard Bernstein while in training. AMA! by sandiegoopera

Hello. Have you seen the movie Tár? The Cate Blanchett character claims to be a protege of Bernstein, to the point of referring to him as "Lenny" throughout. Assuming her character and actual age are the same, she would've been 21 when Bernstein died. At that elite level, does that seem plausible to have been his protege at that age?