A first for Saudis: Mozart performed for both genders (AP)


Written on May 3, 2008 – 8:11 pm | by

A mixed gender audience attends a performance of the German-based Artis Piano Quartet at a government-run cultural center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 2, 2008. The concert was Saudi Arabia's first ever performance of European classical music in a public venue before a mixed gender audience, breaking many taboos in a country where public music is banned and the sexes are segregated even in the lines at fast food outlets. (AP Photo)AP - It’s probably as revolutionary and groundbreaking as Mozart gets these days. A German-based quartet staged Saudi Arabia’s first-ever performance of European classical music in a public venue before a mixed gender audience.


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