Episode 21: The Rite of Spring

Dr. Sophia Tegart is back to tell the story of the very odd premiere of Stravinsky’s ballet, The Rite of Spring.

The Joffrey Ballet production of The Rite of Spring is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jo4sf2wT0wU

Music clips were edited for time, and used under a Creative Commons license. A readable format of this license can be found here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

A link to the full recording of The Rite of Spring can be found here: https://archive.org/details/STRAVINSKYLeSacreDuPrintemps1940-NEWTRANSFER