The Conductor (2021)
Overview
Leonard Bernstein’s protégée Marin Alsop reveals how she smashed the glass ceiling to become an internationally renowned conductor.
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Original Language | en |
Popularity | 1.313 |
Directed By
Bernadette Wegenstein
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Bernadette Wegenstein
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