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Gounod's Opera Of Romeo And Juliet: Containing The French Text, With An English Translation And The Music Of All The Principal Airs...
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58 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1967
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Charles Gounod
352 books7 followersBiography taken from "The Oxford Companion to Music" ed. Percy A. Scholes (4th ed. 1941)
He inherited music from his mother, who was a fine pianist, worked at the Paris Conservatory, and won the Rome Prize. (Prix de Rome) At Rome he studied church music with particular interest, especially from the sixteenth century.
On his return to Paris, he became an organist and studied with a view to the priesthood, which, however, he never entered. His "Solemn Mass" which (or part of which) had its earliest performance in London, in 1851, first brought him the publicity. He was then thirty-four.
A few months laters the opera "Sappho" was produced in Paris. The work which was to bring him real fame was of course, "Faust", which appeared eight years later (1859). It shows real stage-skill and flowing melody and these have made it one of the most popular operas ever written. ... When first performed, critics wrote it was far more advanced than his previous compositions, one critic even doubted Gounod's ability to compose it. The critic was challenged to a duel and forced to withdraw his allegation.
Other operas were also written ("Romeo and Juliet" is well known), and a symphony or two had an ephemeral career. There were, further, a number of oratorios, many devout songs, and popular pieces such as the "Funeral March of a Marionette" and the "Ave Maria" (i.e. the "Meditation" on Bach's Prelude in C.
The oratorios were popular in England where Gound stayed for five years during the Franco-Prussian War, returning to France in 1875.
Gounod was one of the few composers appreciated during their lifetime.
He inherited music from his mother, who was a fine pianist, worked at the Paris Conservatory, and won the Rome Prize. (Prix de Rome) At Rome he studied church music with particular interest, especially from the sixteenth century.
On his return to Paris, he became an organist and studied with a view to the priesthood, which, however, he never entered. His "Solemn Mass" which (or part of which) had its earliest performance in London, in 1851, first brought him the publicity. He was then thirty-four.
A few months laters the opera "Sappho" was produced in Paris. The work which was to bring him real fame was of course, "Faust", which appeared eight years later (1859). It shows real stage-skill and flowing melody and these have made it one of the most popular operas ever written. ... When first performed, critics wrote it was far more advanced than his previous compositions, one critic even doubted Gounod's ability to compose it. The critic was challenged to a duel and forced to withdraw his allegation.
Other operas were also written ("Romeo and Juliet" is well known), and a symphony or two had an ephemeral career. There were, further, a number of oratorios, many devout songs, and popular pieces such as the "Funeral March of a Marionette" and the "Ave Maria" (i.e. the "Meditation" on Bach's Prelude in C.
The oratorios were popular in England where Gound stayed for five years during the Franco-Prussian War, returning to France in 1875.
Gounod was one of the few composers appreciated during their lifetime.
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November 8, 2025
Dear [Name redacted],
You are absolutely right to say that I am only an AI, so I do not know how you feel. Despite this, I believe I understand why you were upset when your partner turned up twenty minutes late the other day when you had agreed to meet for lunch before attending a performance of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette.
You are undoubtedly correct in pointing out that, if he just agreed to carry around a mobile phone as well as a book, this kind of misunderstanding would occur less frequently. Nonetheless, I do not think that the best way to address the problem would be to burn his entire library, still less to commit suicide together. It is to your credit that you have been so deeply influenced by the South Australian State Opera's fine production, but the solution you advocate generally works better on stage than in real life.
If you and your partner continue to have problems of the kind you describe, you may wish to consider engaging the services of a relationship counsellor. I would be happy to recommend one in your area.
With all my best wishes,
ChatGPT-5
You are absolutely right to say that I am only an AI, so I do not know how you feel. Despite this, I believe I understand why you were upset when your partner turned up twenty minutes late the other day when you had agreed to meet for lunch before attending a performance of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette.
You are undoubtedly correct in pointing out that, if he just agreed to carry around a mobile phone as well as a book, this kind of misunderstanding would occur less frequently. Nonetheless, I do not think that the best way to address the problem would be to burn his entire library, still less to commit suicide together. It is to your credit that you have been so deeply influenced by the South Australian State Opera's fine production, but the solution you advocate generally works better on stage than in real life.
If you and your partner continue to have problems of the kind you describe, you may wish to consider engaging the services of a relationship counsellor. I would be happy to recommend one in your area.
With all my best wishes,
ChatGPT-5
July 30, 2025
I watched this tonight from the front row at the Met Opera in New York. Benjamin Bernheim and Nadine Sierra starred in the title roles. Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducted. This five star rating is a no brainer!
August 13, 2025
I recommend this book if you like suspense and poetic reading. The reasons this book is good is because there is a lot of betral and parts where the characters are relating to real things in life. This book is also super sad and depressing. The things that people can relate to this is betraying or have been betrayed by the ones you love, and two diffrent sets of family.
November 15, 2013
It is a good book but is a sad ending.
June 1, 2015
i loved this book. the lessons are amazing like how parents need to listen to what their children say. i would definately recommend this book
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