Where are the severed heads of Jesus and Muhammad in Mozart?

But before we get our Hanes UltraSheers all in a wad, let's stop and think about this one for a second or two. Why is this scene even in Idomeneo? Perhaps we were napping during those riviting classical music appreciation classes in junior high, but for some reason, we don't recall Mozart being a huge fan of agitating your average jihadi-on-the-street.

Turns out, he wasn't:

The disputed scene is not part of Mozart’s opera, but was added by the director, Hans Neuenfels. In it, the king of Crete, Idomeneo, carries the heads of Muhammad, Jesus, Buddha and Poseidon on to the stage, placing each on a stool.

And whatever could Herr Neuenfels' motivation have been? You may want to sit down - this one's a real shocker:

The severed heads of the religious figures, Mr. Raue said, was meant by Mr. Neuenfels to make a point that “all the founders of religions were figures that didn’t bring peace to the world.”

Oh, *do* tell. So now we have another ardent devotee of the First Pentecostal Church of Atheism determined to beam his own special brand of hope and optimism out to the world, come hell or personal explosive devices.