Music and Art: Musical Riots - Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring at ArtisꟷNaples

The 1913 premiere of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring provoked one of the most famous musical riots in all of history. His daring musical language, coupled with Nijinsky’s innovative choreography, resulted in reviews that claimed the work was nothing more than “laborious and barbaric.” Come enjoy one of 20th century’s musical treasures as Cimarusti details Stravinsky’s musical language while allowing Stravinsky himself to explain, via recorded video interviews, his reaction to one of the most famous riots in music history.