“Musical ideas sprang to my mind like a flight of butterflies, and all I had to do was to stretch out my hand to catch them.”

About Charles Gounod

Composer • French

Charles Gounod was a highly influential French composer, best known for his operas. His most famous work, 'Faust' (1859), remains a staple of the international operatic repertoire. He also composed the celebrated 'Ave...