The premiere performance of the ballet, The Rite of Spring, with music composed by Igor Stravinsky and choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky, was disrupted shortly after the music began by catcalls, hissing, and booing from the audience, and resulted in police intervention.

a. true
b. false


Answer: a. true

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