| Varavaggio -He got an opportunity to go to America just before
the Second World War. Harvard University invited him to lecture on the poetic
content of music for two years. The second phase of his achievements started
during this period. Her was given the American citizenship in 1945. In 1948,
he wrote The Rake’s Progress which was presented in Venice in 1951.
This opera is considered immortal because of its music. Straavinsky’s
80th birthday was celebrated with great enthusiasm all over the world. He
was also invited to his mother country, Russia, where his operas, chorus
songs and ballets were highly acclaimed. He also met Khrushchev. Apart from
The Firebird and The Rake’s Progress, The Right of Spring and The
Nightingale are his other immortal musical creations. As Stravinskyu was
a member of the orthodox church, he did not like the atmosphere in Russia.
He liked the open society of America. France also granted him citizenship.
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