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Taylor Mac's '24-Decade History of Popular Music'; James Levine's ouster
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Episode 18033
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Taylor Mac's '24-Decade History of Popular Music'; James Levine's ouster

Taylor Mac is the theater artist, drag performer, MacArthur fellow and creative mind behind a 24-hour-long retelling of American history through popular songs; was James Levine allowed to remain in power at the Metropolitan Opera because of "maestro worship"?
Taylor Mac performs Chapter 1 of "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music"
Taylor Mac performs Chapter 1 of "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music"
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Ryan Miller
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Taylor Mac is the theater artist, drag performer, MacArthur fellow and creative mind behind a 24-hour-long retelling of American history through popular songs; was James Levine allowed to remain in power at the Metropolitan Opera because of "maestro worship"?

Taylor Mac musically retells U.S. history in a 24-hour-long drag show
Listen • 17:09
The epic production takes queer history and the stories of other marginalized groups from the sidelines and places them center stage.