It may be a little tougher to get, but if the leadership is there you can get it. He believed Sellars made a mistake when he moved away from the festival's original international focus in favor of local artists. Peter Sellars was still a working artist, not a full-time administrator. He spent half of every year out of town, often directing opera in Europe. This absence led to organizational problems.
Artists are the leaders of the future.
Western civilization has all but done in this planet. But there was always a method to his mindlessness. Sellars understood that the perverse and guilt-ridden world of corporate philanthropy was the one place where biting the hand that feeds you was not only expected, it is a prerequisite for clinching the grant. Indeed, by eliminating the festival's unique role as a presenter of international performers, Sellars may have made it completely unnecessary. The news from Adelaide shows that the wily guerilla-impresario is still at it.