# Riots at the Paris Opera

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riots-at-the-paris-opera/382941>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 5, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riots-at-the-paris-opera/382941 "2006-12-05T15:22:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mks57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@mks57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mks57)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riots-at-the-paris-opera/382941/1 "2006-12-05T15:22:49Z")

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Has anyone compiled a list of the riots, and other violence, at the Paris Opera?

From reading liner notes, I’ve seen _Tannhauser_ and _Rite of Spring_ mentioned as causing riots. Also something by Antheil.

The Duc de Berry, Louis XVIII’s nephew, was reported to have been murdered at the Paris Opera.

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**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riots-at-the-paris-opera/382941/2 "2006-12-05T15:45:37Z")

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[QUOTE=mks57]  
Has anyone compiled a list of the riots, and other violence, at the Paris Opera?

From reading liner notes, I’ve seen _Tannhauser_ and _Rite of Spring_ mentioned as causing riots. Also something by Antheil.

The Duc de Berry, Louis XVIII’s nephew, was reported to have been murdered at the Paris Opera.  
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Well, the _Rite of Spring_ is a ballet and was performed by the _Ballets Russes_ in Paris. The riot is legendary, and facinating.

Not sure what you mean by the “Paris Opera” unless you’re just referring to music halls in Paris, which I know nothing about.

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**Author:** ![Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moe/32/2972_2.png) [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riots-at-the-paris-opera/382941/3 "2006-12-05T15:49:55Z")

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[QUOTE=Moe]  
Well, the _Rite of Spring_ is a ballet and was performed by the _Ballets Russes_ in Paris. The riot is legendary, and facinating.

Not sure what you mean by the “Paris Opera” unless you’re just referring to music halls in Paris, which I know nothing about.  
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OK, after checking wiki, the [“Paris Opera”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_opera) apparently does refer to the _Théâtre des Champs-Élysées_ which is where the riot happened.

My mistake.

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**Author:** ![Maeglin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riots-at-the-paris-opera/382941/4 "2006-12-05T17:59:21Z")

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The Antheil piece that caused the rioting was the Ballet Mecanique.

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**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riots-at-the-paris-opera/382941/5 "2006-12-05T19:49:16Z")

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And then there was that whole mess with the Phantom.