Charles Gounod

Charles Gounod was born in Paris. He was one of the progressive composers of the 19th century. He went down in the history as one of the founders of new opera genre called “lyric opera”. In opera art he performed as a master of musical characters and as an artist. From 1843 to 1848 he wrote only religious music. Later he wrote several operas, 2 oratorios and also was engaged in literary and critical activities. Charles Gounod died in Saint-Cloud.