Gounod would say that he acquired his vocation with his mother’s milk, for she sang as she suckled him. Signs of an inherited musical gift—his mother, widowed young, supported the family by giving ...

Among the most popular and influential 19th-century composers, Charles Gounod (1818-1893), whose bicentenary is June 17, was torn throughout his life between the lure of the priesthood and ambition ...

Gounod for WindsSylvia Alimena leads the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra in a concert performance of the Petite Symphonie for Winds, by Charles Gounod (1818-1893).

Near Paris's Opéra Garnier stands a patisserie that offers the culinary equivalent of Charles Gounod's Faust. In a religieuse aux roses, a choux pastry cathedral dome topped with pink icing masks ...

Gounod's FaustFrom the ballet music for Faust, we hear "Les Nubiennes" and "Variations du miroir," by Charles Gounod (1818-1893).

Charles Gounod's "Faust," which closes Michigan Opera Theatre's spring season, certainly remains part of the standard operatic repertoire. But things sure ain't what they used to be. The 1859 work — a ...

It may be one of the most popular, tuneful and sophisticated operas ever composed. Still, like the ancient story that inspired it, Charles Gounod's Faust thrives on some pretty basic elements. There's ...

The 1860s French setting mixes panache and musical charm as Faust sells his soul to Méphistophélès and seduces Marguerite Gounod’s Faust is one of those operas – readers may wish to nominate their own ...

Gounod's Faust was the most popular French opera of the 19th century, but Gounod's personal life was at least as colourful as his stage works... Gounod is an intriguing fellow, an endearing mix of the ...

NYC Ballet in Paris, opens with Gounod’s Walpurgisnacht Ballet. New York City Ballet in Paris, an all-Balanchine performance, opens with Gounod’s Walpurgisnacht Ballet. New York City Ballet in Paris ...