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Charles Gounod

18 jun 1818 (Paris) - 18 oct 1893 (St. Cloud)

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Catholic Encyclopedia - An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia focusing especially on his religious compositions and the effect of his beliefs on his compositions.
Gounod's Faust - Description of the opera.
Charles Gounod - Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, works, operas, MIDI audio files. Illustrations include portraits, a scene from the opera The Night of Valpurgis.
Charles Gounod - Brief biography noting famous works, photograph of tomb, cemetery information, and virtual memorial from Find a Grave.
Charles Gounod - Detailed biography, pictures and portraits, list of works, discography, conferences, bibliography, letters, audio samples, editors, forum, search, and links. [French and English.]
Charles Gounod - Filmography noting films and TV programs using or based on his works, especially the opera Faust, from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
Charles Gounod - Biographical sketch, caricature, summaries of operatic, religious, orchestral, and vocal works, and Naxos discography.
Charles Gounod (1818-1893) - Songs and cycles, many with lyrics, plus selected English translations, from the Lied and Art Song Texts Page at REC Music.
Classical Net - Gounod - Portrait, works and recordings
Crawford and Gounod: Ambiguity and Irony in Malcolm's Katie - Essay by Robert Alan Burns on the Canadian poet Isabella Crawford and her relation to Gounod. Includes reference endnotes.
Gounod, Charles François - Biography noting studies and influences, early honors, influences, religious background, operatic works, conducting, and his effect on later French and other composers. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
Gounod, Charles-Francois (1818 - 1893) - Biography, list of works and recordings.
The Versatile Career of Charles Gounad - Brief biography, selected works, quotations, discography, photograph, suggested reading, additional resources, chronology, and related articles. From Humanities Web.

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