BERLIN — German lawmakers and cultural leaders assailed a Berlin opera house Tuesday for canceling a production that included a scene of the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad, saying it was caving ...

Christian Thielemann succeeds world-renowned conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim as general musical director of its State Opera following his resignation due to ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned against “self-censorship out of fear” on Wednesday, a day after a leading Berlin opera house decided not stage a production because of concerns it could provoke ...

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