Although New York was rising as a new wellspring of cultural influence, Paris remained one of the world’s foremost–if not the foremost–cultural centers.
American jazz, American entertainers, and American tourists were now part of the scene, but so were the Ballets Russes and Maurice Chevalier. And the designs of Coco Chanel were the height of fashion.
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Fanfare
Opening Theme
“Galop infernal” from Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld)
Composed in 1858 by Jacques Offenbach. Public domain.
Public domain recording. Source.
Closing Theme
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Everything really always ends ups with Sergei Diaghilev, it’s true! Lovely episode.