Israeli-Argentine musician Daniel Barenboim conducts his West-Eastern Divan orchestra, which includes Arab and Israeli musicians, during a free concert in Buenos Aires, August 10, 2014. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
BERLIN (Reuters) - Star conductor Daniel Barenboim is holding talks to take one of Germany's main orchestras to Iran, his employer Berlin State Opera said on Thursday, in the face of angry protests from Israel.
The opera said the plans by its Israeli-Argentinian musical director had the full backing of German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, setting up a possible confrontation with Israel which called the state support for the trip a "mistake".
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