What happened to composer Igor Stravinsky during the first

Last updated: 1/16/2024

What happened to composer Igor Stravinsky during the first performance of his ballet The Rite of Spring in Paris in 1913 He was so overcome by its beauty that he fainted and fell into the orchestra pit He was carried triumphant from the theater by adoring fans He was pelted with rotten fruit thrown from the audience He had to climb out a back window to escape the angry audience