Cyrano de Bergerac

Romantic comedy by Edmond Rostand

Heidelberg Castle Festival

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Castle courtyard

Because of his overlong nose, Cyrano does not dare to confess his love to Roxane. And since she loves someone else, Cyrano whispers the words of love to his handsome but linguistically awkward rival and writes love letters for him. That can't end well, can it?

"Live like Cyrano de Bergerac!", Maxim Gorky is said to have exclaimed. Go through life without compromise, courageously and in love! To be able to fence like a poet - and both at the same time! Edmond Rostand made this dream come true. In 1897, he placed the almost forgotten adventurer and baroque poet Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac (1619 - 1655) at the center of a completely outmoded "romantic comedy" and thus achieved France's greatest theatrical success. His hero unites the harshest opposites: the victorious sword, the witty speech and the shy soul.