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 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. Noted arias Rodrigue: "O noble lame étincelante" Chimène: "Pleurez, pleurez mes yeux" Rodrigue: "O souverain, o juge, o père" References Notes Sources Milnes, Rodney (1998), Le Cid in Stanley Sadie, (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Vol. One. London: Macmillan Publishers, Inc. External links Visual documentation of the premiere on Gallica Operas by Jules Massenet French-language operas 1885 operas Operas Operas set in Spain Opera world premieres at the Paris Opera Operas based on works by Pierre Corneille Cultural depictions of El Cid