The 78-year-old renowned conductor said the coronavirus had ''destroyed music,'' with shuttered venues depriving the world of ''spiritual food" as it faced a pandemic that still threatens uncalculated economic repercussions beyond the lives lost. Even during two world wars, Muti noted, theaters stayed open to provide cultural relief except during the worst of the bombings. […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 06:36PM on June 23, 2020