“She sings, she thinks, she directs”: the music magazine Diapason apologized on Tuesday for this one on conductor Barbara Hannigan and for readers who felt “offended” by this “clumsy” formulation.
Canadian conductor and soprano Barbara Hannigan herself tweeted her bitterness, quipping: "Indeed, I'm known for thinking, but who would have thought that thinking made headlines?
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Indeed I have been known to think, but who knew that thinking was cover story news?
Indeed, I have been known to think, but who would have thought that thinking made headlines?
@Diapasonmag
—#whatweretheythinking #descartesgonebad #triplethreat #conductor #soprano pic.twitter.com/2J1gnwCrnT
— Barbara Hannigan (@HanniganBarbara) October 4, 2022
A title “is necessarily a shortcut and this had no other purpose than to summarize the content of the interview in a brief formula, justified Diapason on its social networks.
No doubt there were other ways of expressing this idea, less confusing”, continues the review, defending itself from any “malicious intention”.
Clarification about the latest Diapason cover pic.twitter.com/J3hDp2CqFo
— Diapason Mag (@Diapasonmag) October 4, 2022
This controversy comes a few days after that around the magazine Le Film Français, which had only men on the cover of its last edition to illustrate the "reconquest" of French cinema.
The weekly was heavily criticized for its latest cover devoted to the reconquest of French cinema.
“Any discomfort with this cover?
“, had commented the collective 50/50, which campaigns for equality, parity and diversity in the cinematographic and audiovisual industry.
"If we bother you, don't hesitate to say so," also tweeted director Audrey Diwan, who won the Golden Lion in 2021 in Venice with her film "The Event".
Le Film français had regretted an “unfortunate choice” and “unrepresentative” of the sector.