Severed Heads?

No, this post has nothing to do with Chanukkah, or macabees, but instead with this story. If you will recall, a week or two ago I posted on my pet peeves, one of which was "operas where they promise a sea monster in the second act, and it never appears." Well, apparently in the German version of that opera not only are there sea monsters, but also the severed heads of Jesus, Posidon, Muhammed and Buddha. WTF? The Met is lame.