Like a prayer on Palace Square?
Published: 16 April, 2009, 16:37
The Russian organizers of Madonna’s concert in St. Petersburg, the PMI music corporation, have guaranteed that the pop star’s show on August 2 won’t offend the moral and religious sensibilities of the citizens.
Earlier, the head of the Hermitage Museum Mikhail Pitrovsky urged the Queen of Pop to avoid blasphemy during her upcoming concert on Palace Square.
Piotrovsky is also seriously concerned about the consequences of powerful sound systems during rock and pop concerts, which he believes could damage artworks at the Hermitage Museum, which is located just a stone’s throw away from the venue of Madonna’s gig.
However, on April 16, PMI and Hermitage officials managed to find common ground. They signed an agreement, according to which Madonna’s acoustic equipment will be tuned so as not to cause damage to the nearby buildings.
PMI has also promised to sign a deal providing third party insurance coverage of $180,000.
It has also been agreed the star will take into consideration demands concerning the content of her show.
Madonna has been criticized by the Vatican, the Russian Orthodox Church and the Federation of Jewish Communities in Russia for her single ‘Live To Tell’, in which she appears on stage crucified on a mirrored cross. They called her performance an open attack on Catholicism, and described it as anti-Christian and blasphemous.
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