Scandalous Premiere
When I visited my parents in New Orleans last weekend, mom was asking me about the 1913 premiere of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, which famously ended in a small riot and mass exodus from the theater by the scandalized audience. This kind of reception has since become something of a modernist badge of honor – if only my work could provoke that kind of reaction! Well, all I can say is, Stravinsky ain’t got nothin’ on the premiere of “Symphony Number Six.” Here are some scandalous panels:
