Massenet:le Cid

"…essential listening for the indefatigable ardour and sorrow of Domingo in the insanely taxing title, and Grace Bumbry… makes hair-raising work of Chimene's vengeful determination." BBC Music Magazine, October 2009 ****

Le Cid is Massenet's sixth opera and comes after the more frequently performed and popular Manon. This recording of Le Cid was the world premiere recording made at Carnegie hall in 1976 and starring PlÁcido Domingo and Grace Bumbry as Rodrigue and ChimÈne, the central characters who are to be married. The opera is conceived on a grand scale with much Spanish and Moorish colour and effects, and includes the customary ballet, which presents a sequence of Spanish dances.

Release includes a booklet with a three language synopsis [English / French / German], full cast list and detailed track list.