▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁female ▁mus icians ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁viol in ists ▁Category : Mus icians ▁from ▁Man it oba ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁viol in ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁women ▁mus icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Cy rano ▁is ▁a ▁musical ▁with ▁a ▁book ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Burg ess ▁and ▁music ▁by ▁Michael ▁J . ▁Lewis . ▁ ▁Based ▁on ▁Ed mond ▁Rost and ' s ▁classic ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁play ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁it ▁focus es ▁on ▁a ▁love ▁triangle ▁involving ▁the ▁large - n osed ▁po etic ▁Cy rano ▁de ▁Ber ger ac , ▁his ▁beautiful ▁cousin ▁Ro x ana , ▁and ▁his ▁class ically ▁hand some ▁but ▁in art ic ulate ▁friend ▁Christian ▁de ▁Ne uv illet te ▁who , ▁una ware ▁of ▁Cy rano ' s ▁un re qu ited ▁passion ▁for ▁Ro x ana , ▁impos es ▁upon ▁him ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁rom antic ▁words ▁he ▁can ▁use ▁to ▁w oo ▁her ▁successfully ▁in ▁mid - 1 7 th ▁century ▁Paris . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁David ▁M err ick ▁had ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁musical ▁entitled ▁Cy rano ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁by ▁Les lie ▁Br icus se ▁and ▁Anthony ▁New ley , ▁but ▁nothing ▁came ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁Burg ess ▁had ▁translated ▁the