Old Music News of article 314905 for 2006-12-19

Deutsche Oper casts Mozart opera

AP - Sensation-seekers looking for trouble Monday at the Deutsche Oper's revival of Mozart's "Idomeneo" were disappointed. The controversial scene displaying the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad provoked a few "boos," but fears of violence proved unfounded, and cheers and applause prevailed among the near-capacity audience.

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