Musicians Drive Emmanuelle Haim From Paris Opera Podium

The harpsichordist-turned-conductor, who founded her own period-instrument band, Le Concert d’Astrée, had been scheduled to lead a revival of Idomeneo at the Opéra last month; about a week before opening, she withdrew. It turns out that the pit orchestra had mutinied against Haïm, finding her beat impossible to follow – and they’ve said so publicly.