davyK wrote:Have always fancied giving opera a go but the language was always a barrier for me. This presentation sounds like something I'd be up for.
Though it was written as a ballet, it's most often performed these days as an orchestral work. It's a seminal work, which caused riots at its premiere in Paris in 1913. Stravinsky's contribution to the world of classical music is immense however and, despite arguably being not much of a looker, he also managed to have a torrid affair with Coco Chanel.davyK wrote:Never been into ballet - at all. But this has something. The music is spectacular of course.
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