Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about an opera conductor who was found down Allegation Alley and Chuck reenacts what the conductor's technique may have looked like.
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00:00I'm gonna start in Allegation Alley, huh?
00:10The Michigan Opera Theater what just announced scandalous its principal conductor
00:18Is Hansi stepping down immediately
00:22It was conducting more than just those little sticks
00:25Stephen Lord that's how he does it. Oh my Stephen Lord Stephen Lord resigned
00:35After public allegations came to light including behavior of sexual harassment
00:40The allegations were made public in a report
00:44Called abuse on an operatic scale
00:52They would be they'd be
00:55Demonstrating how a conductor is here. He's can pleasure multiple yeah condicting. Yeah, you're right
01:01He's a pleasure multiple people. Oh, there's a conductor. That's why he's the best. Oh wow. Look at him up. Hi, there
01:07The higher the higher the guy is
01:11Fine conductor
01:12They say he was once named one of the 25 most powerful names in US Opera Wow
01:19He's worked in Boston in St. Louis and then most recently in Michigan
01:25Oh, they say it's a big finish. Oh, yeah
01:29No, I think we're just this is a little lull here. It's gonna pick up again. Oh, I thought it was a big they detailed how Lord
01:35would harass
01:37performers
01:39Through several electronic messages and other evidence they say yeah
01:45Almost a year ago another investigation found several instances of sexual misconduct against another guy
01:50Matthew stump who was a bass baritone hired by the michigan opera theater
01:56At the same time was guys guys guys
01:59It was guys. Yeah, you're right. Pretty good
02:01At the same time Lord was found to be advocating for stump behind the scenes the old stumping Lord
02:07Hey, he gets it. Oh, yeah. Yeah, that's why he's the best top there
02:12legendary conductor
02:14Bravo
02:18Fine job
02:20I feel like you know, huh conductors. I don't get it
02:27Here it is. Oh my goodness
02:29If you could see the video of Chuck just jerking guys off to opera it was quite a sight
02:34Yeah, very erratic
02:36Oh
02:42My goodness everybody knows the finish. Yeah, yeah, I always thought like conductor is like a fake job like you don't think they're really doing
02:51I don't think they're doing anything man
02:57Must do here's what I they must do stuff
02:59Before right, that's what I always assume that they they've told everybody what has to happen
03:08And then the night of it's just they just do the stick thing and they're like
03:14I just why it can quiet little stick
03:17Yeah, louder stick. Yeah
03:20You know, but everyone knows their job at that point. Yeah, there's music there. I just that's what always I never could wrap my
03:27You didn't see the importance of a conductor. They got to bring all the pieces together
03:30Yeah, I get I mean, I feel like they all know it's all written on their sheet music. They know what to do
03:35He's just keeping time
03:37Yeah, and he's and I think it's part of the show they seem to be the stars
03:40Yeah, they do because you never know the names of anyone generally in the orchestra. You know the name of the conductor
03:45It is true. I had an ego. He was harassing his people. What do they do that makes him so great?
03:51They're great with a stick you guys saw I'm pretty sure they have a much bigger role. Yeah, we have no idea
03:56We don't know probably this yeah, I was really dumb right now
03:59Well, no, and that's fine. We're allowed you're allowed to sound down about something that's dumb. Yeah, right orchestra
04:06You're allowed to sound dumb about it
04:08I don't know just like when people sound dumb about talking about ants. I know I'm like you're allowed to sound dumb
04:13It's dumb that I'm into ants. I get it. There's that picture by the way. That's the guy who resigned
04:18For all the allegations great hands
04:22Some of the best