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A first for Saudis: Mozart performed publicly and women come (AP) Print E-mail
Saturday, 03 May 2008

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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