17th-century Spain is exposed in Declan Donnellan's spell-binding production of Le Cid. Yet the passions of Corneille's tragi-comedy of Revenge and Family Relations still hit home today. If we see one ...

Symphony Sundays aims to share some of the greatest recent performances given by our indoor ensembles. Our first post features the Purdue Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Professor Adam Bodony, ...

This four-act opera lay in near-oblivion for almost a century before it was resurrected in New York’s Carnegie Hall on March 8, 1976. The huge, appreciative audience who welcomed Jules Massenet’s ...

Pierre Corneille caused a commotion with “Le Cid” in 1637. An audience-pleasing commercial success, the play was nonetheless rejected by members of the French literary establishment for failing to ...