Lebanon crisis mutes national music conservatory
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Lebanon crisis mutes national music conservatory – Ya Libnan
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At Lebanon's national music conservatory, pianos collect dust and classrooms sit empty, making the institution another casualty of an economic collapse that has crippled the public sector and hampered education. Toufic Kerbage, 65, watched the value of his pay packet and pension evaporate after the Lebanese economy began melting down in 2019, taking the local currency and people's savings with it. Without family support "I would have starved," said the music teacher, who began working at the conservatory in the late 1980s.