Protesters in wheelchairs outside the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center in New York City on the opening night of "The Death of Klinghoffer."
De Blasio Defends Opera Accused of Being Anti-Semitic
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday criticized his predecessor Rudolph Giuliani for objecting to the Metropolitan Opera’s performance of The Death of Klinghoffer and defended the Met’s right to stage the controversial performance that has been labeled anti-Semitic, the New York Daily News reported on Monday, hours before the play was set to open.
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