(Credit: Jiyang Chen) A number of German artists have spoken out in a letter directed to the German Ministry of Culture. Per Die Welt, baritone Matthias Goerne, bass René Pape, conductor Christian Thielemann, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, violinst Lisa Batiashvili, and director Thomas Hengelbrock call for the organization to take freelance artists into account moving forward. The artists referenced an interview {…}