Maestro Scaligero Daniel Barenboim, who has just given a recital in Ramallah, has accepted from the Palestinian authorities there a Palestinian passport: he considers it "a great honor".
Now we always leave politics out of this blog, because the lord knows the topic is already quite well covered on the Internet, and we generally support Barenboim's sincere commitment to peace in the region (we still think conducting Wagner in Israel like he did was probably uncool, but maybe it's just us) but Opera Chic cannot avoid thinking that Maestro Barenboim, who already carries Argentinian, Spanish, and Israeli passports, now needs to go to Valextra or Prada and get himself a custom-made passport holder that is big enough to contain his many national identities.
Also, ne needs to sweet talk signora Merkel into giving him German citizenship as well; so that he may run for Chancellor there.
Now wouldn't that be fun.