Riotous Behavior

I'm considering writing an essay on the consumeristic passivity of theater and movie audiences. As a hook, I'd like to start off with an account of some of the riots provoked by artistic works. A few confirmed theater riots: The Playboy of the Western World's first performance, and the first performance of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring.

A few rumored riots: the performance of Lillian Hellman's play The Children's Hour, and Mozart's _The Magic Flute_. The Simpsons' Kent Brockman referred to it as a joke after a cartoon rock concert riot:

Of course, it would be wrong to suggest this sort of mayhem began with rock-and-roll. After all, there were riots at the premiere of Mozart's ``The Magic Flute''. So, what's the answer? Ban all music? In this reporters opinion, the answer, sadly, is `yes'.

I looked for my Die Zauberflote libretto to confirm , but thankfully I've lost it. Besides, The Magic Flute sounds so much better if you don't understand what they're singing.