Tutu urges South African opera not to tour Israel

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who earned a Nobel for his peaceful opposition to apartheid, is urging the Cape Town Opera troupe not to tour Israel until discrimination there ends.

In a statement Tuesday Tutu compared the troupe's visit next month to international artists performing in apartheid South Africa.

He says it would be "unconscionable" to perform "Porgy and Bess," which he says has a "universal message of nondiscrimination."

Tutu charges that by bringing international artists to perform, the Tel Aviv Opera House "advances Israel's fallacious claim to being a 'civilized democracy.'"

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2. Over Tutu’s Objections, South African Opera Company Says It Will Tour Israel

An opera company in South Africa says it plans to take its production of “Porgy and Bess” to Israel, despite the urging of the retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu not to tour there, BBC News reported.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/over-tutus-objections-south-african-opera-company-says-it-will-tour-israel/

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