The Guardian

The week in classical: Swap’ra gala; Le Cid review – challenging the mainstream

Opera Holland Park, London; Dorset Opera, Bryanston school, Blandford Forum A star-studded gathering of female opera talent provided the most harmonious of rallying cries. And a Massenet first in ...
The Washington Post

Small Screen? No Big Deal for 'Le Cid'

The highlight of the 1999-2000 Washington Opera season was a stylish and effective production of Jules Massenet's "Le Cid," starring the company's artistic director, Placido Domingo, in the taxing ...
The New York Times

MASSENET'S "LE CID" SUNG; This Was the First Performance of the Opera Ever Given in New York. SPAIN'S WAR HERO IN MUSIC. A Production at the Metropolitan Opera House Last Night ...

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philstar.com

‘Le Cid’ and the power of love

This four-act opera lay in near-oblivion for almost a century before it was resurrected in New York’s Carnegie Hall on March 8, 1976. The huge, appreciative audience who welcomed Jules Massenet’s ...