The Memoirs by Hector Berlioz5/9/2023 In his Memoirs, Berlioz describes the electrifying effect of the drama: The cast included Harriet Smithson, who also inspired Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. Initial inspiration came from a performance he witnessed in 1827 of Romeo and Juliet (in David Garrick's edited version) at the Odéon Theatre in Paris. The score is Berlioz's most comprehensive and detailed programmatic piece. It is based on Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet it is regarded as one of Berlioz's finest works, and it is among the most original in form. The libretto was written by Émile Deschamps, and the completed work was assigned the catalogue numbers Op. Roméo et Juliette is a symphonie dramatique, a large-scale choral symphony by French composer Hector Berlioz, which was first performed on 24 November 1839. Handbill advertising the first performance
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