Old Music News of article 314677 for 2006-12-18

Tepid response to controversial opera

AP - Under heavy security, a controversial production of Mozart's opera "Idomeneo," dropped for fear of Muslim backlash over a scene with the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad, returned to the stage Monday without incident.

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