Composers

We’re celebrating the birthday of Charles Gounod this month. Gounod was born June 17, 1818. Here, categorized by voice type / Fach, are some hand-selected texts from our database, along with recommended recordings.

ARIAS

Soprano

Faust: Il était un roi de Thulé

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Recording: Maria Callas – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=288u-gTn7kk

 

Mireille: Heureux petit berger

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Recording: Andrée Esposito – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT74-Yzk5dQ

 

Mireille: Ô légère hirondelle

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Recording: Renee Fleming – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDyv_dir-0c

 

Roméo et Juliette: Amour, ranime mon courage

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Recording: Natalie Dessay – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVLkP9tuhsc

 

Roméo et Juliette: Je veux vivre

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Recording: Anna Netrebko – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsHKWGHkH0M

 

MEZZO-SOPRANO

Faust: Faites-lui mes aveux

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Recording: Jennifer Larmore– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDxAGsyPDvM

 

Faust: Si le bonheur

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Recording: Marta Złotnicka – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPGLr9Dwl2A

 

Le Médecin malgré lui: Toute femme tient

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Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF5flehVJFI

 

Roméo et Juliette: Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle?

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Recording: Cora Burggraaf – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmNj-HTI-Wg

 

Sapho: Ô ma lyre immortelle

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Recording: Marilyn Horne – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkE_lzXI6sM

 

TENOR

Faust: Salut demeure chaste et pure

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Recording: Juan Diego Florez – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V-JAe0ovKM

 

Messe Solennelle de Sainte Cécile: Sanctus

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Recording: Renato Parachinetto – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcHHfAI8KvM

 

Mireille: Anges du paradis

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Recording: Rolando Villazon – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H31NFrD3OM

 

Roméo et Juliette: Ah leve toi soleil

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Recording: Nicolai Gedda – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsUpah3ghIo

 

Roméo et Juliette: Salut! tombeau sombre et silencieux!

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Recording: Roberto Alagna – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sysIzvR9Q8

 

BARITONE

Faust: Avant de quitter ces lieux

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Recording: Dmitri Hvorostovsky – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuVSGjLkUcs

 

BASS

Faust: Le veau d’or

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Recording: Nicolai Ghiaurov – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5uZ30IO-kE

 

Faust: Vous qui faites l’endormie

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Recording: George London – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLAPsKoOV4g

 

La reine de Saba: Sous les pieds d’une femme

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Recording: Paul Payan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kOETFXj60o

 

Roméo et Juliette: Buvez donc ce breuvage

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Recording: Léon Rothier – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4XrbwFVgHQ

 

 

The image of Charles Gounod is By Nadar (a.k.a. Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, 1820–1910): Photographer Adam Cuerden – Restoration. [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Interested in The Fach System? Check out our blog series here.