Charles Gounod: Opera Singer in New York

About Charles Gounod

Charles Gounod was a French composer whose stage works helped define grand opera and lyric drama in the 19th century. His catalogue includes twelve operas, with *Faust* and *Roméo et Juliette* remaining repertory touchstones, alongside a substantial body of sacred music and art song. In New York City, his music is heard at venues such as Amore Opera, which has mounted fully orchestrated stagings of *Gounod’s Faust*. His writing favors long-breathed melody and clear vocal architecture over orchestral showmanship.