Maestro Dudamel tells Venezuelan leaders 'Enough is Enough'

Classical music maestro Gustavo Dudamel has spoken out against the Venezuelan government he has long performed for, calling on President Nicolas Maduro to listen to protesters who have taken to the streets by the millions against his socialist government.In an online essay titled "I Raise My Voice," Dudamel urged Maduro to reduce political tensions that have left 37 people dead amid daily, sometimes-violent demonstrations. "We must stop ignoring the just cry of the people suffocated by an intolerable crisis," he said. "Democracy cannot be built to fit the needs of a particular government or otherwise it would cease to be a democracy." More…