NY Met Opera Canceled After White Powder Dropped Into Orchestra Pit

The New York Metropolitan Opera stopped a performance Saturday afternoon after someone in the audience sprinkled white powder into the orchestra pit during an intermission before the final act of Rossini's "Guillaume Tell." As anti-terrorism police investigated the incident, the Met canceled a scheduled evening performance of "L'Italiana in Algeri," also by Rossini. No injuries were reported and no one was taken into custody. The police said they had not yet...

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