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
Jules Massenet
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Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet was a French composer of the Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are Manon (1884) and Werther (1892). He also composed oratorios, ballets, orchestral works, incidental music, piano pieces, songs and other music.
Cabinet card of Massenet by Eugène Pirou, 1895
Massenet's birthplace in Montaud, photographed c. 1908
Massenet in the early 1860s
Auditorium of the Opéra-Comique