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Gounod

American  
[goo-noh, goo-noh] / ˈgu noʊ, guˈnoʊ /

noun

  1. Charles François 1818–93, French composer.


Gounod British  
/ ɡuno, ˈɡuːnəʊ /

noun

  1. Charles François (ʃarl frɑ̃swa). 1818–93, French composer of the operas Faust (1859) and Romeo and Juliet (1867)

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Not all Parisians were taken in by Gounod’s opera, hit though it was at the Théâtre Lyrique.

From Los Angeles Times

Along with arias from Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet” and Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro,” Kim will join with baritone and Seattle Opera resident artist Michael J. Hawk for the friendship duet from Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers.”

From Seattle Times

She championed Charles Gounod and Jules Massenet, and inspired a novel by George Sand.

From New York Times

The end of the ceremony featured music by Gounod, Tchaikovsky, Spohr and Beethoven, wresting the funeral music from the hands of British composers.

From New York Times

Earlier this summer, she made her debut at the Paris Opera in Charles Gounod’s “Faust.”

From Washington Post