Marin Alsop is getting a bit tired of talking about the whole “female conductor” thing. After all, the 47-year-old outgoing music director of the Colorado Symphony is in great demand worldwide as a guest conductor for some of the world’s greatest orchestras, and she’s achieved bona fide stardom in the UK. And besides, isn’t the classical music world too enlightened to still engage in petty sexism when a clearly talented conductor is on the podium? Maybe. But the fact that Alsop’s name still hasn’t made the short list for any of the major US openings in recent years suggests that there may still be some misogyny lurking in the wings.