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[[Image:Charles Gounod.jpg|thumb|Charles Gounod]]

[[Image:Charles Gounod.jpg|thumb|Charles Gounod]]

'''Charles-François Gounod''' (Paris, France, 1818 - Saint-Coud, France, 1893) was a [[French]] composer, best known for his ''Ave Maria'' as well as his operas ''Faust'' (based on the play by [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]) and ''Roméo et Juliette'' (based on the [[William Shakespeare]] play). In 1839, Gounod won the Grand Prix de Rome for his cantata ''Ferdinand''.  

'''Charles-François Gounod''' (Paris, France, 1818 - Saint-Coud, France, 1893) was a [[French]] [[composer]], best known for his ''Ave Maria'' as well as his operas ''Faust'' (based on the play by [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]) and ''Roméo et Juliette'' (based on the [[William Shakespeare]] play). In 1839, Gounod won the Grand Prix de Rome for his cantata ''Ferdinand''.  

He was a major influence on the French composers [[Georges Bizet]], [[Gabriel Faure]] and [[Jules Massenet]], and was admired by [[Maurice Ravel]].

He was a major influence on the French composers [[Georges Bizet]], [[Gabriel Faure]] and [[Jules Massenet]], and was admired by [[Maurice Ravel]].