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French Romantic composer Gustave Charpentier (1860-1956) is mainly known as an opera composer, of which his first, Louise, is generally acknowledged to be best. He wrote little after 1914.
http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/charpentier1956.html
Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and link to biographical essay from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
http://www.naxos.com/person/Gustave_Charpentier/25944.htm
Brief biography and caricature with summary of operas and recommended recordings.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7739
Find a Grave photograph of his Paris tomb with link to cemetery showing other notables sharing his burial place.
http://opera.stanford.edu/opera/Charpentier/
List of works from Opera Glass at Stanford University with details on Louise including performance history and two studies of the libretto.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153431/
Filmography linked to movies based upon or using his music or libretto from the Internet Movie Database.
http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_settings.html?ComposerId=3708
Miscellaneous songs, most with French texts, some with English, German, and/or Italian translations.
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