Born in Paris, June 17, 1818
Died in Saint-Cloud, Oct 18, 1893
- Fun fact: In addition to being a composer, Gounod was also a talented visual artist. The French artist Ingres felt that Gounod could have won a Prix de Rome for fine arts if he had chosen to compete. (Gounod did win the prize for music in 1839).1
Sources
- Steven Huebner, “Gounod, Charles-François,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 10, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000040694.