By Michael Roddy PARIS (Reuters) - Right on cue, the "chosen one" danced herself to death, twice in a row, for the centenary of Igor Stravinsky's pagan and pulsating "The Rite of Spring" ballet on Wednesday at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees. But this time, unlike at the premiere in the same theatre on May 29, 1913, there was no near riot, though there were a few boos for the second, contemporary version of the ballet.

France's Henri Dutilleux, whose modernist and impressionist works ranked him among the leading composers of the 20th century, died Wednesday in Paris aged 97, his family announced. The internationally renowned Dutilleux, born in Angers in 1916, was a composer of predominantly instrumental works ranging from symphonies, orchestral pieces, violin concertos and piano music.

France's Henri Dutilleux, whose modernist and impressionist works ranked him among the leading composers of the 20th century, died Wednesday in Paris aged 97, his family announced. The internationally renowned Dutilleux, born in Angers in 1916, was a composer of predominantly instrumental works ranging from symphonies, orchestral pieces, violin concertos and piano music.

Opera houses the world over are scrambling to pay tribute to Richard Wagner, the controversial German composer often referred to as Hitler's favourite, who would have turned 200 this year. More has purportedly already been written about Wagner than any other artist and composer in history, but publishers are churning out countless new biographies, critical studies and books. Magazines and daily newspapers are bursting with reviews, interviews and articles, while a plethora of new and re-issued recordings jostle for attention.