Cid, Le
Cid, Le. Opera in 4 acts by Massenet to lib. by A. d'Ennery, L. Gallet, and E. Blau, based on play by Corneille (1637). Comp. 1884–5. Prod. Paris 1885; New Orleans 1890, NY Met 1897. Ballet mus. very popular. Operas on this subject also by Farinelli, Aiblinger, and Cornelius.
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