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Events on Sunday 5 December 1830 1
1830Berlioz premieres Symphonie FantastiqueProgram symphony depicts an opium-fueled obsessionHector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique premiered in Paris on 5 December 1830, a programmatic orchestral work depicting a young artist's unrequited love and opium visions. Its vivid orchestration and recurring "idee fixe" theme broke new ground in orchestral storytelling. The symphony became one of the defining works of musical Romanticism.