Biography

Hector Berlioz

Gender
Male
Nationality
French
Born
12/11/1803
Died
3/8/1869
Show Categories
Opera
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Historical/Biographical

Louis-Hector Berlioz was a French composer, critic, and conductor during the Romantic period.

Although he gained his first degree in medicine, while he was in Paris his love of opera grew so much that he felt a calling into the musical world. He gained a place at the Paris Conservatoire to study composition under Jean-Francois Lesueur, against his parents wishes.

He went on to win numerous awards, and to compose some of the most famous operas in the repertory today.

He is well remembered for his operas such as La Damnation de Faust, Beatrice et Benedict, and Les Troyens, as well as his choral symphony Romeo et Juliette.

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