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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Tue Sep 24, 2019, 09:39 AM Sep 2019

Emmys: TV Academy apologizes for photo mix-up

During the Emmys "In Memoriam" segment, there was mix-up.

André Previn, who died Feb. 28, was recognized during the memorial. But the photo the awards show used to identify the composer and conductor was of someone else.

Instead, the face of Leonard Slatkin, 75, conductor, composer and music director laureate at Detroit Symphony, popped up on the screen – and he is still very much alive.

In an emailed statement to USA TODAY, the producers, the Television Academy and Fox said they "sincerely apologize for this error."

Leonard Slatkin (left) ... André Previn (right)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2019/09/23/emmys-error-in-memoriam-wrong-photo-andre-previn-leonard-slatkin/2416023001/

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Emmys: TV Academy apologizes for photo mix-up (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Sep 2019 OP

nobody who knows ANYTHING about classical music could EVER mix up the two men... pangaia Sep 2019 #1

I know... I went to see Andre Previn lapfog_1 Sep 2019 #2

And Slatkin is a brilliant musician who lets you know what he wants just by his body language pangaia Sep 2019 #3

Why do the awards ceremonies (all of them) seemingly take so little pains to verify their memorium hlthe2b Sep 2019 #4

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

1. nobody who knows ANYTHING about classical music could EVER mix up the two men...

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Tue Sep 24, 2019, 09:44 AM

Sep 2019

lapfog_1

(30,225 posts)

2. I know... I went to see Andre Previn

Reply to pangaia (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 09:47 AM

Sep 2019

conduct my university symphony when I was in college.

A very dynamic (obviously much younger) conductor... a rock star of the classical music world (to borrow a phrase)

pangaia

(24,324 posts)

3. And Slatkin is a brilliant musician who lets you know what he wants just by his body language

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 10:01 AM

Sep 2019

and his eyes....

hlthe2b

(106,568 posts)

4. Why do the awards ceremonies (all of them) seemingly take so little pains to verify their memorium

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2019, 10:35 AM

Sep 2019

segments. The past several years have been really beyond horrible--leaving out so many (talking to you,, Oscars) and misnaming or other errors. Many of us actually do watch these segments. They are important.

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