Birth and death information, photograph, and information on his hymn tunes with MIDI audio, NWC scores, and lyrics from the Cyber Hymnal.

Short biography

Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, works, operas, MIDI audio files. Illustrations include portraits, a scene from the opera The Night of Valpurgis.

Brief biography noting famous works, photograph of tomb, cemetery information, and virtual memorial from Find a Grave.

Filmography noting films and TV programs using or based on his works, especially the opera Faust, from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

Detailed biography, pictures and portraits, list of works, discography, conferences, bibliography, letters, audio samples, editors, forum, search, and links. [French and English.]

Wikipedia article with photograph, caricature from Punch, summary of life and works, and internal references to related people and topics.

Biographical sketch, caricature, summaries of operatic, religious, orchestral, and vocal works, and Naxos discography.

Biographical material, links, and directory of MP3 audio files from Classic Cat.

Songs and cycles, many with lyrics, plus selected English translations, from the Lied and Art Song Texts Page at REC Music.

An article from the Catholic Encyclopedia focusing especially on his religious compositions and the effect of his beliefs on his compositions.

Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Over 50 complete files offered in MIDI, MP3, and Windows Media audio formats, including live recordings of featured artists.

Portrait, works and recordings

Essay by Robert Alan Burns on the Canadian poet Isabella Crawford and her relation to Gounod. Includes reference endnotes.

Description of the opera.

Biography, list of works and recordings. [Commercial]

Biography noting studies and influences, early honors, influences, religious background, operatic works, conducting, and his effect on later French and other composers. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.

Brief biography, selected works, quotations, discography, photograph, suggested reading, additional resources, chronology, and related articles. From Humanities Web.