Charles Gounod
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Charles-François Gounod was a French composer, conductor, and organist of the Romantic era. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust; his Roméo et Juliette also remains
Gounod in 1860 soon after his greatest success, Faust
Pauline Viardot
Fanny Hensel
Missions étrangères de Paris
Georgina Weldon
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Georgina Weldon was a British litigant and amateur soprano of the Victorian era.
Charles Gounod
…on Paris in 1870. After peace was restored in 1871 his family returned to Paris but he remained in London, living in the house of an amateur singer, Georgina Weldon, who became the controlling figure in his life. After nearly three years he broke away from her and returned to his family in France. His absence, and…
Mrs Georgina Weldon photographed by Elliott & Fry (c. 1884)
Charles Gounod in 1882
Mrs Georgina Weldon as portrayed by 'Spy' in Vanity Fair (1884)