Le Cid
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Richelieu once effortlessly composed a 500-line insert for Corneille's verse drama, Le Cid, to replace a passage of the author's that Richelieu thought in bad taste.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the evening of November 20, 1885, the Op�ra billed the first performance of Le Cid, while the Op�ra-Comique played the same evening Manon, which had already passed its eightieth performance.
From My Recollections by Massenet, Jules
With the production, in 1636, of Corneille's tragedy, Le Cid, modern French drama came into existence.
From Landmarks in French Literature by Strachey, Giles Lytton
I wrote the ballet for Le Cid at Marseilles during a rather long stay there.
From My Recollections by Massenet, Jules
I also depended on my friends Jean and Edouard de Reszke, who came to Paris especially to talk about Le Cid.
From My Recollections by Massenet, Jules
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