And NOW the NYT is all like, "Muti's cool for the NYPhil"; the Internet Goes, Duh!

Everybody and their sister now is all like OMG THENEWYORKTIMES ENDORSEDMUTIFORNYPHILCHIEF OMGOMG HESSOKEWL.

And we're down with that, mind you: Opera Chic, a notorious Muti fangirl, shares that excitement: as we discussed ages ago, Riccardo Muti -- his resume, his stature, the excitement and fire he brings to works unfamiliar to NYC audiences -- is the perfect candidate

The Sunday New York Times is now grappling for a piece of the axxion, after Culturegrrl, and the dear Alex "Alessandro Rossi" Ross (he's really Italian, Opera Chic has learned) weighed-in on the subject back in January. Like, three months ago or something (we're not very strong in Math, we spent all the time in class blasting Scarlatti on our headphones and lazily leafing thru import b00tleg copies of Elle South Africa and Japanese Vogue).

Anyway OC's endorsement stands: Viva Viva il Maestro Muti per la Filarmonica di New York!

Comments

[Crewmantle]

I have the Sunday NY Times waiting for me nestled on a brown punch leather cube next to one of the hand waxed leather Manhattan chairs. Guess I will have to get to it before my usual after dinner snifter of cognac...

[Opera Chic]

freaking sweet, kip!

[bravo.muti]

I was really disappointed with Mr Tommasini.
He might think the younger, the better.
Maestro Muti will surely give knockout performances to the NY audience this June again!!!

[charles laughton]

Having read the article, I have to ask if I've missed something here? The NYT is hardly endorsing Muti, but is complaining of senior-citizen music directors. Personally, I think he's full of crap, as Muti's extraordinary work should be welcome anywhere, but they keep hoping that the Phil should hire someone whose voice hasn't broken yet. Sorry, guys, but Lennie only comes around once. And he was 40ish when he got the job.