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Very Clever Mozart: For not having Mohammed's head in the original production of Idomeneo

As all the world now knows, Berlin's DeutscheAs the mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit, said,
Oper closed a production of Mozart's"with all understanding for the concern about
perennially harmless opera Idomeneo, becausethe security of spectators and performers, I
of "incalculable risk" due to a threat from aconsider the decision of the director to be
Muslim group or individual over thewrong. Our ideas about openness, tolerance
director's decision to include a scene inand freedom must be lived on the offensive.
which the heads of Mohammed, Jesus, and BuddaVoluntary self-limitation gives those who
are presented without their accompanyingfight against our values a confirmation in
bodies.advance  that we will not stand behind them."
The heady scene is reportedly an effort onThere was a redemptive bright spot on the
the part of the director to mix opera withIslamic horizon. Kenan Kilat, who is the
his  own  anti-religious  sentiments.leader of Germany's Turkish Community, told
the online newspaper Netzeitung that, while
While Mozart was not above being a bit of ahe could understand how the three-headed
rabble rouser - note the antagonism hescene could offend Muslims, an opera is not a
bestirred among the nobility due to thepolitical  forum.
amorous ways and eventual comeuppance of the
broadly ignoble Don Giovanni - we give himHe went on to say the nearly miraculous, "I
the belated accolade of Clever Monkey of thewould recommend Muslims learn to accept
Week for not finding if necessary to presentcertain  things.  Art  must  remain  free."
disembodied prophets in the original
production.We  commend  his  wisdom  and  courage.
The oper avowed that it shut down theBut evidently we still have an enormous
production "with great regret," butcultural chasm to deal with. Imagine how far
government officials other than the securitywe are from the headline "Famous Muslim Opera
forces  were  not  pleased.Closed Due To Courtesy Toward Christians.



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