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Jan 12, 2016Bettie rated it liked it · review of another edition
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06vp3c9 Description: The story of the 11th century Spanish hero before his rise to fame. Rodrigo is a charming young courtier who plans to marry Ximene. But when her father, the chief general in the King's army, insults Rodrigo's father, he promptly finds himself challenged by Rodrigo to a duel. The young suitor, inexperienced in warfare, knows that if he loses he dies. But also that if he wins he loses Ximene. Pierre Corneille's famous play examines the complex m..more
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The story of the 11th century Spanish hero before his rise to fame. Rodrigo is a charming young courtier who plans to marry Ximene. But when her father, the chief general in the King's army, insults Rodrigo's father, he promptly finds himself challenged by Rodrigo to a duel. The young suitor, inexperienced in warfare, knows that if he loses he dies. But also that if he wins he loses Ximene. Pierre Corneille's famous play examines the complex moral and emotional dile..more
Apr 28, 2019نیلوفر رحمانیان rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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Jul 11, 2014Bruce rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Pierre Corneille, one of three dramatists epitomizing the 17th century French classical tradition (the others being Moliere and Racine), may be best known for his play, Le Cid, based on the legend of El Cid and a previous play on this topic by another dramatist. It was first performed in 1637 in Paris.
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar was an 11th century Spanish aristocrat and military leader whose career was long and complex, and he became Spain’s national hero. Corneille’s play captures a portion of his e..more
Feb 17, 2014Dorottya rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Now I'm really confused. I have to read this drama for a university lesson, and my professor told us to spend at least 4 or 5 hours reading this one, because it is a really hard read. I am really afraid I read this drama the wrong way for class or something, because I did not find it that difficult.. moreover, I can actually say I loved it and that it became one of the best dramas I have ever read.
I was a bit afraid that it was going to be a sematic romantic costume drama with no message or hid..more
Dec 22, 2017Sarah Dorothea rated it really liked it · review of another edition
4.5 out of 5 stars! ⭐ One of my favourite plays ever written in French. I really recommend reading it as this „tragi-comédie“ is just so so epic!!! ..more
Aug 07, 2018Sam toer rated it really liked it · review of another edition
A masterpiece of a play! A romantic tragedy comparable to Romeo and Juliet
Feb 06, 2018Fariba added it · review of another edition
I don’t know how to rate this. I absolutely loved this play until the last scene. But the last scene was so infuriating. I get why this was such a controversial play in the 17th century. Vrai but not vraisemblable.
Apr 11, 2018Cookie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: favs, classics, 5-stars, ending-made-it-5-stars, awesome-characters, romance, love-story, enjoyed, entertaining, omg-plot-twist
Heartbroken until the plot twist. Chimène, gurl, no comments. Hate you but understand you too : great characterisation
Feb 06, 2018Fie Sejr Ravn Jensen rated it liked it · review of another edition
Very, very melodramatic. Which also made it fun to read! But at the end I must admit I'd had enough of all this 'glory & honor'.
Jun 26, 2019m. rated it liked it · review of another edition
Some parts were so entertaining I was literally on the edge and some parts were really dull, I just scanned through them.
Nov 14, 2016Maegan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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satisfaction/enjoyment star rating: 5/5 stars
sometimes you just gotta do a little happy dance because your school curriculum made you read a play as great as this one. PERFECTION. happy dances all around :))))))))))) (view spoiler)[I'M LOLING AT HOW EMOTIONAL I WAS AT THIS BOOK. LIKE SERIOUSLY. at the very beginning i cared. and then when we got to the middle i still cared. a lot. and then at the end my eyes were bursting with stress cries bc of how much i cared. THIS PLAY WAS SO GOOD. I loved it. I..more
Apr 04, 2016Romane Dujardin rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I thought this book was interesting, although it was pretty complicated to read because of its led French language. As a result,mi did not understand most of the book.
Aug 13, 2010Rachel Coyne rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This should be read as much as Romeo and Juliette. It is just as romantic. I named by son for one of the characters.
Sep 06, 2018Dorothy Himberc added it · review of another edition
Not to reduce this play to a summary like the famous one of The Wizard of Oz - 'Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.' (Rick Polito, 1998).
But Le Cid really doesn't make very much sense. A young man kills an elderly man who insulted his father, the daughter of the victim finds this very noble, and at the same time the daughter demands the death of the young killer for the sake of her own honour whil..more
Apr 08, 2018Michael A. rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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Feb 19, 2019E7boehm rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Good but a bit over the top melodramatic. It has these sort of constructed conflict that seem a little bit unrealistic. but still fun to see more of The Cid on the page. It is sort of before the poem of the Cid where the kings favor still is with the Cid.
Apr 10, 2019Karen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This play is impressive for its writing, but even more impressive when you realize it is based on fact, and that Sarah Bernhardt once played the emotionally-tortured Chimene.
May 16, 2017Beatriz rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Simply stunning. One of the most beautifully written books I've ever read. But I advise you to read it in French, if possible.
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Jun 26, 2019Dani Vinerean rated it really liked it · review of another edition
The book is really worth reading but will all additional comments and background information.
Oct 29, 2017JustJessie rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Some quotes were just everything! Must read it in French to really appreciate the text.
Sep 22, 2018M rated it it was amazing
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Sep 09, 2018Ceaugnah rated it really liked it · review of another edition
my first try at corneille, and let me tell you the symmetry ho within is Delighted
Nov 24, 2014Mina Soare rated it liked it · review of another edition
When I first heard this story, some decade ago, Le Cid had been edited for children. I don't exactly recall much beyond how he kicked invader ass, but I do believe he might have had a shotgun, an anachronism present in many other of my mother's retellings.
Reading this in original, one can't help but notice that it was probably popular through contrast only. At a time when dramatic work was under Unity of Time, Place and Action rules (had to take place in the same spot, within 24 hours, and to ha..more
Oct 14, 2014Realini rated it liked it · review of another edition
The Cid by Pierre Corneille Sep 10, 2016N. rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Bravery, valor, love…alas, not enough to make this reader enjoy it. But probably you will The Cid plays to packed audiences. It is acclaimed and appreciated by critics, professionals that know what they are talking about. As opposed to this amateur reader, who did not enjoy this morning’s adaptation of the famous play. It doesn’t mean much, and if you read this, you would be way better off by going to some authorized book, site or blog dealing with the subject, where you c..more
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Rating: 3.5 Sep 14, 2008Laura rated it liked it · review of another edition
Our most fortunate successes are mingled with sadness; always some cares, [even] in the [successful] events, mar the serenity of our satisfaction. In the midst of happiness my soul feels their pang: I float in joy, and I tremble with fear. It was really striking to read this play. First, I was expecting to be bored (I don't have the best track record with classics). Second, I was expecting a really difficult read. I'm happy to report that it is neither. I..more
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The story of the 11th century Spanish hero before his rise to fame. Rodrigo is a charming young courtier who plans to marry Ximene. But when her father, the chief general in the King's army, insults Rodrigo's father, he promptly finds himself challenged by Rodrigo to a duel. The young suitor, inexperienced in warfare, knows that if he loses he dies. But also that if he wins he loses Ximene. Pierre Corneille's famous play examines the complex moral and emotional dilemmas faced by the legendary ch..more
Jan 16, 2010Donette rated it liked it · review of another edition
When I first downloaded this book to my Kindle I didn't realize it was written as a play. I thought to myself, 'Wow, this is gonna be boring.' I was pleasantly surprised that it was a fast interesting read. The story reminded me of a Spanish version of 'Romeo and Juliet' except it wasn't a tragedy. The story is wonderfully passionate. The main characters internal fight between honor, duty and love are both heart breaking and exciting. I wish this would have been written in book form (maybe it is..more
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Aug 31, 2013Marc rated it it was ok · review of another edition
Very baroque: fiery passion and strong melodramatic developments. Yet Corneille here presents the classic theme of fatalism: whichever way it goes, one always loses. The framework is clearly medieval (honor first), but the monarch has absolute power. Typical and new is the ambiguity in the feelings of the characters: certainly with Rodrigo and Jimena, but most pronounced with the Infante. Jimena is the actual main character; her turnaround in the end remains problematic.
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Pierre Corneille était l'un des trois grands dramaturges français du XVIIe siècle , avec Molière et Racine. Il a été appelé «le fondateur de la tragédie française» et était productive pendant près de quarante ans.
Vous pouvez lire son oeuvre sur: - http://www.poesies.net/corneille.html - http://gallica.bnf.fr/Search?ArianeWi.. Pierre Corneille was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dra..more
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“Ah! qu'avec peu d'effet on entend la raison,
Quand le cœur est atteint d'un si charmant poison! Et lorsque le malade aime sa maladie, Qu'il a peine à souffrir que l'on y remédie!”
“Pour grands que soient les rois, ils sont ce que nous sommes: Ils peuvent se tromper comme les autres hommes.” More quotes…
Le Cid is an opera in four acts and ten tableaux by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Louis Gallet, Édouard Blau and Adolphe d'Ennery. It is based on the play of the same name by Pierre Corneille.[1]
It was first performed by a star-studded cast at the Paris Opéra on 30 November 1885 in the presence of President Grévy, with Jean de Reszke as Rodrigue. The staging was directed by Pedro Gailhard, with costumes designed by Comte Lepic, and sets by Eugène Carpezat (act 1), Enrico Robecchi and his student Amable (act 2), Auguste Alfred Rubé, Philippe Chaperon and their students Marcel Jambon (act 3), and Jean-Baptiste Lavastre (act 4). The opera had been seen 150 times by 1919 but faded from the repertory and was not performed again in Paris until the 2015 revival at the Palais Garnier. While Le Cid is not in the standard operatic repertory, the ballet suite is a popular concert and recording piece which includes dances from different regions of Spain. It was specially created by Massenet for the prima ballerinaRosita Mauri.[2] An opera on the subject had been composed by Sacchini, Il Cid, for London in 1783,[3] and from 1890-92 Debussy worked on, but did not complete, an opera Rodrigue et Chimène also based on Corneille.
Performance history[edit]
After the premiere, the Paris Opera continued to revive Le Cid until 1919,[4] reaching over 150 performances at the theatre by that date.[3] A new production was mounted at the Opéra in the 2014/15 season, conducted by Michel Plasson with Roberto Alagna in the title role.[5] This production was first seen in June 2011 at the Opéra de Marseille[6] in a production directed by Charles Roubaud, conducted by Jacques Lacombe, with Alagna singing Rodrigue. In March–April 2015 at the Paris Opera Alagna reprised the title role, alongside Sonia Ganassi and Annick Massis.[7]
Local premieres took place in Frankfurt, Antwerp, and Vienna in 1887, followed by Rome, New Orleans Geneva and Milan in the years following.[4]In New York, the premiere at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1897 was revived in 1901 and 1902, and a cut concert performance on 8 March 1976 at Carnegie Hall with Plácido Domingo and Grace Bumbry was later issued as a commercial recording.[8]
In Saint-Etienne it was produced in 1979, then at the 1994 Massenet Festival under Patrick Fournillier with Michele Command and Chris Merritt.[4] Other modern productions include 1981 in San Francisco under Julius Rudel with Carol Neblett and William Lewis, 1984 and 1993 in Rouen, 1999 at Seville, and a 2001 production by the Washington Opera, starring Domingo, which was shown on PBStelevision,[9] and was seen in Zurich in January 2008.[10] In September 2015, Odyssey Opera performed Le Cid for the first time in Boston, a semi-staged version conducted by Gil Rose, with tenor Paul Groves in the title role.[11]
The opera had its UK premiere on 24 July 2018, performed by Dorset Opera at Bryanston, with Leonardo Capalbo in the title role, Lee Bisset as Chimène and Paul Gay as Don Diègue, conducted by Jeremy Carnall.[12].
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Synopsis[edit]Act 1[edit]Tableau 1[edit]
In Burgos, a hall in the Gormas palace.
To the sound of fanfares outside the friends of the Comte de Gormas recount how the King is to make Rodrigue a knight, despite his young age. Gormas desires to be named the governor of the Infanta by the King. Gormas however approves the romantic attachment which his daughter Chimène has for Rodrigue. The Infanta has confessed to Chimène that she too loves Rodrigue, but as she is not allowed to love a mere knight Rodrigue could proceed to marry Chimène.
Tableau 2[edit]
A gallery in the royal palace leading to an entrance to Burgos cathedral
With bells sounding, the people give thanks for victory over the moors. The King now rewards Rodrigue by knighting him ('Ô noble lame étincelante'), and Rodrigue swears his faith to Saint Jacques de Compostelle. The King next names Don Diègue as governor of the Infanta, and this is seen as an insult by the Comte de Gormas and his friends. Don Diègue holds out his hand and wishes the marriage of his son and Chimène, but the count insults, swipes and disarms him. Cursing his loss of strength and old age, Don Diègue demands that his son revenges his honour. Rodrigue bemoans his fate, and the loss of his happiness, when he learns that the challenger is the father of his beloved.
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[edit]Tableau 3[edit]
A street in Burgos at night.
Rodrigue wonders if he should allow himself to be killed by the count rather than kill him, to avoid the anger and hatred of Chimène, but he concludes that he owes more to his father than his loved one and that he must go ahead and seek vengeance. In the following duel he swiftly kills the count. A crowd and a jubilant Don Diègue arrive on the scene, but when Chimène rushes out to find out about the murderer of her father she faints when she discovers his identity.
Act 2, tableau 4: The Envoy of Boabdil of the Moors declares war with the King of Castille. Set by Robecchi and Amable.
Le Cid Corneille En FrancaisTableau 4[edit]
The main square of Burgos. It is a lively spring day
The Infanta distributes alms and dancing follows: a Castillane, Andalouse, Aragonaise, Aubade, Catalane, Madrilène, Navarraise (ballet). Chimène demands justice to the King against Rodrigue and will hear of no pity or pardon for him. Don Diègue says that his son has only revenged him and that he should bear the accusation. The Infante feels her lost hopes revive. A moorish envoy brings a declaration of war to the King from his leader Boabdil, who is on the march. The King reproaches Rodrigue for having lost Spain's most courageous captain and Don Diègue calls for his son to take the place of the dead count in battle. Rodrigue asks the King for a day of grace – the time to return victorious. The King consents and the people acclaim Rodrigue while Chimène in despair continues to demand justice.
Act 3[edit]Tableau 5[edit]
Chimène's chamber, night.
Chimène gives way to grief ('Pleurez! pleurez mes yeux..') at her dilemma. Rodrigue appears to say farewell but sad at having to go into battle with her hate behind him. As he departs, she calls on him to cover himself in glory to diminish his sins and to forget the past. She flees, ashamed to have allowed some hope of pardon for her father's murderer.
Tableau 6[edit]
Act 3, tableau 6: The ballet at Le Cid's camp. Set by Rubé, Chaperon and Jambon.
Rodrigue's camp.
Siemens plc software download free. At evening the officers and soldiers from Navarre and Castille drink and sing. Prisoners and Moorish musicians wait on one side. After a drinking song and a Moorish rhapsody some of the soldiers want to leave, confronted by such a large army of moors.
Tableau 7[edit]
Rodrigue's tent.
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Rodrigue submits a fervent prayer ('Ô souverain, ô juge, ô père') which is answered by the image of Saint Jacques announcing that he will be victorious. In thunder and lightning the tent disappears.
Le Cid FrancaisTableau 8[edit]
The camp ~ the battle.
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At dawn soldiers run in groups, fanfares sound and all rush out, promised victory by Rodrigue.
Act 4[edit]Tableau 9[edit]
A room in the royal palace in Grenada.
Deserting soldiers tell Don Diègue that Rodrigue was killed in battle but he throws them out. He is more content with the noble and courageous end than the death of his son. The Infanta and Chimène learn the news in despair and all three mourn Rodrigue. Chimène swears to them that she still loved him and that he believed himself loved of her as he died. Fanfares in the distance and cheers in the city warn her that Rodrigue still lives.
Tableau 10[edit]
Royal courtyard in Grenada.
The crowd acclaim Rodrigue, named Le Cid by the chiefs of the vanquished moors. The King offers him rewards, but Rodrigue replies that only Chimène can name his fate. As she cannot pardon him nor demand his punishment, he will himself pass justice, and he draws his sword to kill himself. Chimène hesitates and pardons him through her declaration of love and the opera ends in general rejoicing.
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