Chimène ou Le Cid

Chimène ou Le Cid is a tragedy in three acts with music by Sacchini , words by Guillard, and ballets by Pierre-Gabriel Gardel. It had been staged in Rome and in London before its Paris premiere on 9 February 1784. It had also been staged for royalty at Fontainebleau on 16 November 1783. It was mounted 21 times at the Royal Academy of Music in 1784 and was revived again in subsequent years for another 35 times before it was dropped in 1808. Mme Saint-Huberty created the role of Chimène with…