Publicity is an insidious matter. On the one hand, it is essential for artists, festivals and opera houses to attract audiences. On the other hand, as negative advertising it can scare off audiences. The traditional festival Wiener Festwochen, which is being directed for the first time this year by the political director Milo Rau, has now received publicity due to a personnel decision that is not clear whether it is poison, a blessing or even both.
Is Teodor Currentzis allowed to conduct at the Vienna Festival? – Culture
