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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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Opera got away with using Gounod to feature sensation-making young singers: no less than Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón in 2005, Vittorio Grigolo with Nino Machaidze six years later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024

Gounod is depicting the very warm night, summertime in Italy, this kind of atmosphere when you can smell the jasmine.

From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2016

The junior orchestra opened the program, and then the main group played, intently working its way through Schubert, Gounod, and Bizet.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 9, 2015

In his little comedy Saint-Saëns recalls the conflict between voluptuous Philistines and sanctimonious Hebrews in his grand opera Samson et Dalila, and Gounod in La colombe likewise parodies his own more pompous Faust.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2013

Thunderous applause exploded from the big top, and the band slid seamlessly into the Gounod waltz.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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