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The ballet performance that sparked a riot

It is 1913 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and the audience is screaming, cat-calling, and fist-fighting. It’s the most famous riot in classical music history at the premiere of the ballet The Rite...

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The ballet performance that sparked a riot

Nicholas Roerich, Russian, 1874–1947. Hat and robe from the original production of "Le Sacre du printemps" ("The Rite of Spring"), 1913 It is 1913 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and the audience is...

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