uto ▁Cell ini ▁ ▁st aged ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁but ▁it ▁closed ▁after ▁just ▁three ▁performances , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁st aged ▁again ▁in ▁France ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime . ▁ ▁Ber li oz ▁compla ined ▁in ▁the ▁Journal ▁des ▁Deb ats ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁six ▁oper as ▁by ▁Don iz etti ▁in ▁Paris ▁playing ▁in ▁one ▁year . ▁" M onsieur ▁Don iz etti ▁has ▁the ▁air ▁to ▁treat ▁us ▁like ▁a ▁conquer ed ▁country ," ▁he ▁wrote , ▁" it ▁is ▁a ▁ver itable ▁war ▁of ▁invasion . ▁We ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁call ▁them ▁the ▁ly ric ▁the aters ▁of ▁Paris , ▁just ▁the ▁ly ric ▁the aters ▁of ▁Monsieur ▁Don iz etti ." ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁growing ▁popular ity ▁of ▁classical ▁music ▁and ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁so ▁many ▁tal ented ▁mus icians , ▁Paris ▁encountered ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁concert ▁h alls . ▁The ▁best ▁hall ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Paris ▁Conserv atory ▁on ▁rue ▁Berg ére , ▁which ▁had ▁excellent ▁ac oust ics ▁and ▁could ▁seat ▁a ▁thousand ▁persons . ▁ ▁Ber li oz ▁premier ed ▁his ▁Sym ph onie ▁Fant ast ique ▁there ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 3 0 ; ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 3 2 , ▁Ber li oz ▁presented ▁the ▁Sym phony ▁again , ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁new ▁pieces , ▁L el io ▁and ▁Harold ▁en ▁Ital ie , ▁which ▁he ▁wrote ▁spe cially ▁for ▁P