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Hector Berlioz: Prix De Rome
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Berlioz was born on December 11, 1803, a son of a doctor. His father sent him to Paris to study medicine but instead, he entered the conservatory of music and won the Prix de Rome in 1830.
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A third try at the Prix de Rome with his cantata Herminie et Tancrède earned Berlioz the second prize. A fourth try with the cantata La Mort de Cléopâtre was not successful, but his fame was furthered by another concert of his works at the Conservatory. A critical moment occurred in 1830, the year of his Symphonie fantastique, when on his fifth try he won the coveted Prix de Rome with his cantata Sardanapale.
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Winning the Prix de Rome in 1830, after several failed attempts, enabled Berlioz to travel to Italy in 1831 and 1832. In Rome he composed two overtures—Le roi Lear (King Lear, 1831) and Rob Roy (1832)—as well as Lélio ou le retour à la vie (Lelio or the Return to Life, 1831), a musical drama for soloists and orchestra that Berlioz conceived as a continuation of the Symphonie fantastique.
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