Otto Biba, the archive director of the Society of Musical Friends of Vienna, said on state television that there was as yet no verdict on the work's authenticity. "Some things are for it and some against it," he said.
He added that the discovery of the work had nothing to do with the upcoming countrywide celebration of Mozart's 250th birthday, saying, "This is in no way a gag for Mozart year."
Lileana Blain-Cruz's production of John Adams' opera-oratorio opened April 23.
Composer John Adams and theatre director Lileana Blain-Cruz retells the story of the Nativity, through the lens of Latin America.
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Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the new production, opening April 23.
The Cuban-born composer is this season's Debs Composer's Chair.
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