We must not allow ourselves to be intimidated by the ravings of religious fundamentalists, be they Islamic, Judeo-Christian, Hindu or undersea-based.
Liberal or conservative, we cannot allow these cursed dogs to dictate what kinds of arts we can or cannot enjoy.

Curious choice of words, Rhody. As a matter of clarification, I wonder how seriously you'd take remonstrations that you shouldn't "enjoy" particular works based on their treatment of religion.

(It's honestly just a question.)

The German government has called for the show to go on. Yes, cancelling this show is a double standard based in the fear of violent Muslim, as opposed to Christian, reaction.

On a broader level, I wouldn't shed a tear if it did get cancelled. It seems to be only the lastest work of "art" that attacks religion in attempt to shock viewers and draw headlines. The sheer frequency of such works of "art" have made them quite pedestrian.

Mozart could not have foreseen the rise of political correctness or violent religious fundamentalist movements.
I tend to fall in with the South Park conservative view that you can't satirize somebody else's religion while demanding that yours be immune from ridicule, as the al-Qaida folks or O'Reillyites would have us believe.
As Salieri might say, "Mozart...what a @#$%ing secular humanist."

1) The heads-in-the-bag part of the performance was added by the director, not Mozart.
2) Most folks outside the Islamic world ignore blasphemous garbage art as long as they aren't forced to fund it.