The fear of death & destruction for "enraging Muslims" is changing

[Sam Odom]

the world for the worse. We as world citizens must stand up and quash this form of oppression.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/09/25/060925192943.tqohhg8j.html

AFP -- Berlin's Deutsche Oper has removed the provocative staging of a Mozart opera from its schedule for fear of enraging Muslims, the opera house said in a statement.

One of three opera houses in the German capital, it cancelled director Hans Neuenfels's production of "Idomeneo", a 1781 drama set in ancient Crete, because authorities warned it could present an "incalculable security risk".

In the staging, which sparked audience protests during its premiere in December 2003, King Idomeneo presents the lopped-off heads of Poseidon, Jesus, Buddha and the Prophet Mohammed and displays them on four chairs.

German critics saw the show at the time as a radical attack on religion and religious wars.

Musical director Kirsten Harms decided to cancel the new staging of the opera, scheduled for November, to avert "any danger to the audience or staff" that could arise from violent protests.

[Sam Odom]

1. This made my local ABC Ch. 10 News today

San Diego

[treestar]

2. Sounds like Muslims aren't the only ones whose heads get

cut off in that drama.

This is the decision apparently only of Kirsten Harms, whoever the hell she is? Why is she so sure other people are going to be hysterical? A musical director of opera? Sounds like grandstanding when there is a real cause underneath, like it's a crappy production.