Cleveland Critic Loses Suit
Soundcheck | Aug 10, 2010
Donald Rosenberg, the classical music critic of Cleveland's The Plain Dealer, was pulled off his regular beat in 2008 after writing a number of pieces critical of the Cleveland Orchestra and specifically its music director, Franz Welser-Möst.
Rosenberg sued both The Plain Dealer and the management of the Cleveland Orchestra. On Friday, a jury ruled against Rosenberg on all claims. Today, Anne Midgette, classical music critic for The Washington Post, joins us to discuss the outcome and its implications.
The Playlist:
1. Strauss, "Ein Heldenleben"
2. Franz Welser-Most, Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9 in D Minor"
3. Morrissey, "Journalists who Lie"
