Articles related to "Cid"



Knights at the Opera, Part 7 – Le Cid and Those Lombards
A number of Crusades-related operas could almost be subtitled "or, Family Feud." However, in between the squabbles, we do get glimpses of history.
• opera • opera • verdi • massenet • le cid

Cantar de Mío Cid, the legend
Cantar de Mío Cid, combination of legend and historical facts about a Castilian nobleman hero, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar during the Middle Ages at the old kingdom of Castilla
• cid • spain • vivar • middle ages • castilla

Film Review: El Cid
Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren attempt to humanize 10th century Spanish mercenary Rodrigo Diaz in the 1961 epic "El Cid".
• el cid • charlton heston • sophia loren • ximena • rodrigo diaz

THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER
A short discussion of the movie THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER from a military point of view.
• john travolta • u.s. army • cid • fort bragg • madelyn stowe

Charlton Heston Dies at 84
King, Prince, Warrior, God - Charlton Heston played them all, American style
• charlton heston • the omega man • soylent green • planet of the apes • the ten commandments

Jules Massenet French Opera Master
Brief biography of Jules Massenet, his life, career, operas and other works. Famous for opera Manon, Le Cid and Thaïs, with the famous intermezzo 'Meditation.'
• jules massenet • french composer • french opera composer • thais • meditation de thais

The Death of Dalziel
A review of Mid-Yorkshire CID's Fat Man and Peter Pascoe's latest mystery, in a series that started with A Clubbable Woman and has been made into a BBC television series.
• reginald hill • death comes for the fat man • andy dalziel • peter pascoe • a clubbable woman


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