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5 unusual facts about Le Cid


Giuseppe Farinelli

Il Cid della Spagna (dramma per musica, 2 acts A. Sografi, after P. Corneille's Le Cid), Venice, La Fenice, 17 February 1802

Le Cid

Meanwhile, Rodrigue, known as the Cid, will conduct a war against the Moors in their own territory.

His victories on the battlefield win him the renown of the people, the title of "the Cid", and the gratitude of the King.

Rodrigue's father, Don Diègue, is the old upstart general of medieval Spain and past his prime, whereas Chimène's father is the successful current general, Comte de Gormas.

Suzanne Adams

Her roles at the Met included Juliette, Marguerite, Marguerite de Valois from Les Huguenots, Micaela from Carmen, Cherubino from Le nozze di Figaro, Donna Elvira from Don Giovanni, Philine from Mignon, Berthe from Le prophète, the Forest Bird from Siegfried, Nedda from Pagliacci, Gilda from Rigoletto, Infanta from Le Cid, Inès from L'Africaine, and Mimì from La bohème among others.


Jean Rotrou

He spent much time at Le Mans with his patron, de Belin, who was one of the opponents of Corneille in the quarrel over Le Cid.


see also

Howard Charles

Painting A Wall (Finborough Theatre), The hounding of David Olwale (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Three Sisters (Manchester Royal Exchange), The Local Stigmatic (Edinburgh Festival), Les Jeudis (Centre Pompidou,Paris), Twelfth Night, The Lunatic Queen, Taniko, Measure for measure, Le Cid, The Cherry Orchard and Winslow Boy.

Valérie Crunchant

She made her first appearance on the stage with Francis Huster in «Théâtre Marigny» (Paris, 1992) in «Suite Royale» by Crébillon and in «Le Cid» by Pierre Corneille.