Hector Berlioz's Timeline: Life, Photos, and Key Events
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on 9/20/1821
in University of Paris
He had to fight hard to overcome his revulsion at dissecting bodies, but in deference to his fathers wishes, he forced himself to continue his medical studies
on 8/15/1823
defending French opera against the incursions of its Italian rival.
in 1824
in University of Paris
after which he abandoned medicine, to the strong disapproval of his parents
in 1824
It was performed twice, after which he suppressed the score, which was thought lost until a copy was discovered in 1991
in 1826
his first opera, which was not performed and survives only in fragments, the best known of which is the overture
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