NY Times disputes Lucerne’s diversity

NY Times disputes Lucerne’s diversity

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norman lebrecht

August 14, 2022

The Lucerne Festival, richest on earth, has taken diversity as its theme this summer.

One newspaper has its doubts.

....the festival’s efforts have been met with skepticism by some artists, audience members and commentators, who see the drive as mere publicity and say it will do little to address systemic disparities in the industry. And others say the festival’s focus should be on art, not social problems.
“This kind of P.R. may alienate the natural audiences of this festival,” said Rodrigo Carrizo Couto, a freelance journalist based in Switzerland. “Why are we doing this? Why are we following some sort of California agenda?”

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