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Wagner's Tannhäuser production was considered scandalous.
In 1861, German composer Wilhelm Richard Wagner staged in Paris his opera Tannhäuser. His omission of the ballet during Act II was considered scandalous. During that time, the French considered ballet mandatory in opera.