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Harriet Smithson
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Meet the muses of the great composers
3. Harriet Smithson
When Berlioz saw actress Harriet Smithson performing he was inspired to write his Symphonie fantastique. The pair went on to marry… But the marriage was disastrous – they divorced seven years later.
