Monday Miscellany

Various odd ends I've had floating around.

• Philip de Oliveira, writing in Scene, tells it like it is with the Cleveland Orchestra (and oh so many others): After 100 Years, the Cleveland Orchestra Continues to Ignore Women, Minorities, and Living Composers. The comments...well, mostly, don't read them.
• Jill Radsken discusses composer Shirley Graham's Tom-Tom: In 1932, this opera was hit. Why has no one seen it since? The answer to that question is pretty easy!
• The Beeb tells you about some women who've been erased from music history.
• Dennis Polkow bemoans the sacrifice of a broad operatic repertory in favor of musicals at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
• Justin Davidson on the Met Semiramide, which I liked a whole lot. 
• Jenna Ross at the Star Tribune: Minnesota music scene finally amplifying women composers.
• Aubrey Bergauer of the California Symphony: A Public Commitment to Diversity. "Because we have to start somewhere and be willing to be held accountable." Yep, yep, yep. And every orchestra should be doing this.
• Malcolm Guy, Boston Globe: Area musicians call on BSO to diversity programming. (The BSO's recently-announced 2018-19 season is markedly better than previous seasons.)
• Oldie but goodie: In the wake of the Levine allegations, the BSO planned to review its sexual harassment policies. Considering that their way of dealing with Dutoit was to warn women not to be alone with him....