Charles Gounod
Charles Gounod, photograph by Nadar (1890) Charles-François Gounod ( / ɡ uː ˈ n oʊ / ; French: [ʃaʁl fʁɑ̃swa ɡuno] ; 17 June 1818 – 17 or 18 October 1893) [1] [2] [3] [4] was a French composer, best known for his Ave Maria, based on a work by Bach, as well as his opera Faust . Another opera by Gounod still performed is Roméo et Juliette . Gounod died at Saint-Cloud in 1893, after a final revision of his twelve operas. His funeral took place ten days later at the Church of the Madeleine, with Camille Saint-Saëns playing the organ and Gabriel Fauré conducting. He was buried at the Cimetière d'Auteuil in Paris. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Musical career 1.3 Later life 2 Gounod's guitar 3 Compositions 4 Media 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Biography Charles Gounod in 1859, the year of the premiere of Faust . Early life Gounod was born in Paris, the son of a pianist mother and an artist...