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| − | '''Charles Gounod''' (1818 - 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 Prix de Rome for his cantata Ferdinand. | + | '''Charles-François Gounod''' (1818 - 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 Prix de Rome for his cantata ''Ferdinand''. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 11:27, September 26, 2008
Charles-François Gounod (1818 - 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 Prix de Rome for his cantata Ferdinand.