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The premiere of The Rite of Spring provoked a riot

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Is it true that the premiere of The Rite of Spring provoked a riot?

Yes. Multiple reliable references and historical accounts confirm that the 1913 premiere of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring in Paris provoked a legendary riot or near-riot among the audience.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 5
Wikipedia: The Rite of Spring
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Wikipedia: The Rite of Spring. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rite_of_Spring

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Book: Creativity and the Performing Artist
2016
Notes that the Rite of Spring provoked riots in the theater when it was first performed.
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Thomson, P. & Jaque, V. S. (2016). Book: Creativity and the Performing Artist. Academic Press. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=5Y8xDQAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Simon & Schuster: The companion to 20th-century music
Notes that the ballet drove a Champs-Élysées audience to riot.
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Lebrecht, N. (n.d.). Simon & Schuster: The companion to 20th-century music. Simon & Schuster. https://archive.org/details/companionto20thc00lebr

Simon & Schuster: The complete companion to 20th century music
2000
States that the Rite of Spring drove a Champs Elysées audience to riot.
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1948-, L. N. (2000). Simon & Schuster: The complete companion to 20th century music. Simon & Schuster. https://archive.org/details/completecompanio0000lebr

OpenAIRE: Rite of Spring, The (Le Sacre du Printemps)
2018
States that the premiere at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées provoked an opening night 'riot'.
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OpenAIRE: Rite of Spring, The (Le Sacre du Printemps). (2018). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781135000356-rem1926-1

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