August 18, 2007

In spite of the great worth of _Les Troyens_ and _Benvenuto Cellini_, Berlioz shone brightest in

In spite of the great worth of _Les Troyens_ and _Benvenuto Cellini_, Berlioz shone brightest in the concert hall; Wagner is primarily a man of the theater. Berlioz showed clearly in _Les Troyens_ his intention of approaching Gluck, while Wagner freely avowed his indebtedness to Weber, and particularly to the score of _Euryanthe_. He might have added that he owed something to Marschner, but he never spoke of that.

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