Le Cid - Jules Massenet
Information about the opera Le Cid by Jules Massenet, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Massenet grandest opera.
Recommended recordings on CD
Queler/Bumbry/Domingo (Sony Classical M2K 79300)
A grand recording with no competition.
Byrne Camp Chorale, Opera Orchestra of New York, conducted by Eve Queler, 1976.
Cast: Grace Bumbry (Chiméne), Plácido Domingo (Cid), Paul Plishka (Gormas).
Sony Classical M2K 79300