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Igor Stravinsky
Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky, c. 1920.
The ballet The Rite of Spring, composed by Igor Stravinsky, first premiered on May 29, 1913, at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris.1
The performance is historically noted for its scandalous reception, as the audience's intense disagreement over the work's Modernist style and barbaric rhythms led to vocal protests and physical altercations that disrupted the dancers.12