Le Cid (opera)
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Le Cid is an opera in four acts and ten tableaux by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Adolphe d'Ennery, Louis Gallet and Édouard Blau. It is based on the play of the same name by Pierre Corneille
Original poster from 1885
The death of Gormas, act 2, tableau 3 (set by Robecchi and Amable), from the coverage of the opera's première by L'Illustration
Act 2, tableau 4: The Envoy of Boabdil of the Moors declares war with the King of Castille; set by Robecchi and Amable
Act 3, tableau 6: The ballet at Le Cid's camp; set by Rubé, Chaperon and Jambon
Rodrigue et Chimène
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Rodrigue et Chimène is an unfinished opera in three acts by Claude Debussy. The French libretto, by Catulle Mendès, is based on the plays Las Mocedades del Cid by Guillén de Castro y Bellvís and Corne
Le Cid (opera)
…opera on the subject had been composed by Sacchini, Il Cid, for London in 1783, and from 1890 to 1892 Debussy worked on, but did not complete, an opera Rodrigue et Chimène also based on Corneille. After the premiere, the Paris Opera continued to revive Le Cid until 1919, reaching over 150 performances at the theatre by…
Debussy portrayed by Marcel Baschet, 1884