Michael Arditti

Artistic achievements that changed the world

Dominic Dromgoole selects mainly musical and theatrical works from the past which he regards as having been the most creatively disruptive

Manet’s ‘Déjeuner sur l’herbe’ caused outrage when exhibited in Paris in 1863. [Getty Images]
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  • Astonish Me! First Nights that Changed the World

    Dominic Dromgoole

    Profile, pp. 384, £20

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