Don Quichotte is a French opera by Jules Massenet version of the famous novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. One of the most interesting facts about this opera is that it entails five acts rather than the traditional three.
Don Quixote was a fictional Spanish knight, hero of Cervantes' "Man of La Mancha", famous for his heroic, romantic, eccentric behavior -- mostly "tilting (charging with a lance) at windmills".
Don Quixote is a character from the novel of the same name by Miguel de Cervantes. Don Quixote is generally regarded as being naive, idealistic, or romanticizing.
"Don Quichotte" is the French form of the Spanish name "Don Quixote. " Don Quixote is the hero of a famous novel of the same name, written by Miguel de Cervantes. The French form is most frequently used to refer to an opera by Jules Massenet based on the novel.