Tight security for Muhammad opera
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Metal detectors form part of increased security at a Mozart opera showing a beheaded Prophet Muhammad.
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By David Nicholson, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Mar. 9--NORFOLK -- Virginia Opera audiences have been paddling in unfamiliar waters in recent months with two productions -- Carlisle Floyd's "Susannah" and Handel's "Agrippina" -- never seen here before.
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A Swedish artist threatened with  death over his drawing of Islam&#39;s Prophet Mohammad has been  told by police he is no longer safe living at home.
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If the people won't go to the opera, bring the opera to them -- and when they least expect it.
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Security is tight in Bangladesh after a strike call by the opposition party whose rally was targeted by bombers.
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A Mozart opera featuring a beheaded Prophet Muhammad and other religious figures is scrapped over security fears.
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Performances of a Mozart opera canceled because of fears of Muslim anger could be reinstated as early as December if authorities guarantee security, Berlin's Deutsche Oper said Wednesday.
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Chindamo will need a secret address to escape attacks by vigilantes.
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One of the most unusual musical moments in Handelâs magnificent oratorio âBelshazzarâ comes when the blasphemous King Belshazzar of Babylon is warned of his impending doom by a disembodied handâs writing on the wall in a mysterious script.
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U.S. officials hoping to stop a  possible al Qaeda attack before the November election face the  difficult task of providing enough security without scaring  voters away from the polling stations.
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VENICE, Italy  - Security measures at   the Venice International Film Festival are tighter than ever,   though some officials said the greatest threat this year may   come from protesters rather than any kind of terrorist plot.
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KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraqi forces imposed tight security on the city of Kerbala on Saturday where 2.5 million pilgrims marked the climax of a major Shi'ite rite, a day after gunmen attacked worshippers and police in other southern cities.
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Once seen by Washington as &quot;the most dangerous man on the planet&quot; but considered a charismatic hero by others, Libya's Colonel Moamer Kadhafi is the main character in a dazzling modern opera in London.
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A production of Mozart's opera "Idomeneo," dropped for fear of a Muslim backlash over a scene with the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad, returned to the stage under heavy security Monday at Berlin's Deutsche Oper.
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Archaeologists called Tuesday for urgent steps to safeguard Petra, the ancient rose-red rock city recently picked as one of the new seven wonders of the world, saying an increase in visitors could damage it unless protective measures were taken.
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BERLIN -- One of Germany's foremost opera houses has abruptly canceled a modern production of Mozart's ``Idomeneo" because of fears of a violent reaction to a scene showing the severed head of the Prophet Mohammed.
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A Berlin opera house condemned for   canceling performances of a Mozart work because of concern it   might provoke violence by Muslims said on Thursday it might   consider staging the production if it had security assurances.