Hector Berlioz
French composer and conductor (1803–1869)
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The French composer who wrote a symphony about his obsessive love for an actress he hadn't met, embedding her as a musical motif that haunts every movement — then married her seven years later, after she finally said yes.
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Louis-Hector Berlioz was born 11 December 1803, the elder son of a provincial physician who expected him to enter medicine. He attended a Parisian medical college before defying his family to pursue music, putting him at odds with the conservative Paris establishment that viewed his refusal to follow traditional rules as incoherent. He won the Prix de Rome in 1830 by briefly moderating his style, though he learned little from the Conservatoire academics. His three operas met mixed fates: Benvenuto Cellini failed outright, the epic Les Troyens was never staged in full during his lifetime, and B…
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