French composer, creator of opera and religious works. He was born in 1818 in Paris, where he fell in love with music and decided to study at the Paris Conservatory. There, he won the Prix de Rome award (1839), which allowed him to travel to Italy and deeply study Italian liturgical music, especially Palestrina's music. Inspired by this type of music, Gounod created many of his own works at that time, such as 'Messe Solennelle' and 'Requiem'. Upon returning to Paris, the artist worked as an organist and began theological studies. However, after writing his first opera 'Sapho', commissioned by Pauline Viardot, the artist gave up his studies. Although this opera was not successful, he decided to dedicate himself to composition. Fame came in 1859 with 'Faust', an opera partially based on J. W. Goethe's drama. Other well-known operatic works by Gounod include 'Mireille' and 'Romeo and Juliet'. The opera music of this artist is characterized by incredible lyricism and subtlety. Throughout his entire career, the artist wrote numerous sacred works, such as oratorios ('Redemption', 'Mors et vita'), masses, motets, hymns. He became known mainly for composing the melody of 'Ave Maria' to J. S. Bach's prelude.
'Faust' Performance: Angela Gheorgiu, Roberto Algna, Bryn Terfel, Simon Keenlyside, Della Jones, Matthew Rose, Royal Opera Chorus, Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Sergey Levitiin, Antonio Pappano
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