Charles Gounod

January 8, 2024
Composer

Quick Facts

Charles Gounod
Full Name Charles Gounod
Occupation Composer
Date Of Birth Jun 17, 1818(1818-06-17)
Age 206
Date Of Death October 18, 1893
Birthplace Paris
Country France
Birth City Île-de-France
Horoscope Gemini

Charles Gounod Biography

Name Charles Gounod
Birthday Jun 17
Birth Year 1818
Place Of Birth Paris
Home Town Île-de-France
Birth Country France
Birth Sign Gemini
Parents François-Louis Gounod, Victoire Lemachois
Spouse Anna Zimmerman

Charles Gounod is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on June 17, 1818 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. the 19th century French composer, famous for his work on “Ave Maria” and “Faust,” an opera. Its operetta “Romeo et Juliette” was not as well-known, but was sometimes performed by different generation of companies.

Its “Funeral March of a Marionette” was music to ” Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” the long-running television anthology show hosted by the famous director himself.

Her mother is a musician while his father worked as an artist. The bride was his instructor Pierre Zimmerman.

Charles Gounod Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Composer
House Living in own house.

Charles Gounod is one of the richest Composer from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Charles Gounod 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was awarded his 1839 Prix de Rome after studying at the Paris Conservatoire. He was taught by the eminent Fromental Halevy.

He also set a precedent as one of the conductors who was the very first to be appointed by the Royal Choral Society.

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Who is Charles Gounod Dating?

According to our records, Charles Gounod married to Anna Zimmerman. As of December 1, 2023, Charles Gounod’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Charles Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Charles Gounod celebrates birthday on June 17 of every year.

What contribution did Gounod make?

The French composer Charles-François Gounod (1818–93) wrote 12 operas , of which Faust (1859) remains one of the most popular works in the operatic repertory.

Is Gounod a romantic composer?

In his music there is a strand of romantic sentiment that is continued in the operas of Jules Massenet and others ; there is also a strand of classical restraint and elegance that influenced Gabriel Fauré. Claude Debussy wrote that Gounod represented the essential French sensibility of his time.

What era was Charles Gounod?

Charles Gounod (1818-1893) was one of the most popular French composers of the 19th century , best known for Faust.

Where did Charles Gounod live?

Paris

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