I think that until the Muslim (Islamic?) moderate community takes it upon themselves to criticize, condemn, and contain the extremists, the global view of the Islamic community as a whole will be painted by these more active extremists.
It's awful that these decisions have to be made, and I deplore the circumstances that make it so that fear for the safety of people's very lives dictates the selection of an opera.
By the way, I think that the director's addition of the other god's (and prophet) severed heads is a good one, making an old opera more current and relateable (is that even a word?), and makes the intention of that scene clearer. Anyone who would be offended by the inclusion of the prophet's head should instead be offended if it WASN'T included, as if Islam was not important enough to be represented amongst the biggies of world religions.
Gees, the extremists so entirely miss the point!
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