- Charles Gounod - Wikipedia
Gounod was born on 17 June 1818 in the Latin Quarter of Paris, the second son of François-Louis Gounod (1758–1823) and his wife Victoire, née Lemachois (1780–1858) [1]
- Charles Gounod | French Composer Opera Creator | Britannica
Charles Gounod (born June 17, 1818, Paris, France—died Oct 18, 1893, Saint-Cloud, near Paris) was a French composer noted particularly for his operas, of which the most famous is Faust
- Charles Gounod - Biography | Deutsche Grammophon
Gounod was undoubtedly an influential figure in the history of French music He mentored Georges Bizet, whose Symphony in C bears the imprint of Gounod’s own Symphony no 1 His songs paved the way for Fauré and Debussy, and his operas influenced Massenet and Saint-Saëns
- Charles Gounod - Biography Compositions | Royalty-Free Classical Music
Charles-François Gounod (17 June 1818 – 18 October 1893), usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust (1859); his Roméo et Juliette (1867) also remains in the international repertory
- Charles Gounod - Wikiwand
Charles-François Gounod, usually known as Charles Gounod, was a French composer He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust (1859);
- Charles Gounod - Opéra national de Paris
Charles Gounod was born in Paris on June 17 A student of Halévy, Lesueur and Paer, recipient of the Prix de Rome, he first lived in Italy, where he discovered Palestrina and Bach, but also Lully, Gluck, Mozart and Rossini
- Charles Gounod | San Francisco Classical Voice
Gounod was a devotee of Bach's music The Church Musician: Gounod was religious throughout his life and was profoundly affected by his Roman experience, where he also studied with a charismatic priest, Pere Lacordaire At his funeral, he instructed that Gregorian chant be the only music played
- Charles Gounod - The Kennedy Center
Charles-François Gounod was a French composer He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust (1859); his Roméo et Juliette (1867) also remains in the international repertory
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