He wrote four cantatas in his attempts to win the Prix de Rome, but he was only successful with the fourth, Sardanapale.
He wrote four cantatas in his attempts to win the Prix de Rome, but he was only successful with the fourth, Sardanapale. His literary-inspired pieces included Grande Ouverture de Waverley and an opera that features "the boxing fight" and "royal hunt and storm," the Aeneid-based Les Troyens. His interest in Shakespeare would inspire another work, including the "March to the Gallows," after he saw a production of Romeo and Juliet starring Harriet Smithson. For 10 points, identify this Romantic composer of Symphonie fantastique.
He wrote four cantatas in his attempts to win the Prix de Rome, but he was only successful with the fourth, Sardanapale.
Louis Hector {Berlioz}