Old Music News of article 271041 for 2006-09-26

Berlin opera house cancels production

AP - A leading opera house has canceled a 3-year-old production of Mozart's "Idomeneo," citing authorities' fears that it posed "incalculable" security risks because it featured the severed head of religious figures, including Muhammad.

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