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Act 2, Scene 3, from
L'Illustration
'
s coverage of the première of the
opera
Le Cid
, written by
Jules Massenet
and based on
the play
by
Pierre Corneille
. It was first performed at the
Opéra Comique
in Paris on November 30, 1885, and retains a marginal place on the world's operatic stages due mostly to the
ballet
suite and a 1976 recording with
Plácido Domingo
and
Grace Bumbry
.
Artist: Auguste Tilly; Restoration:
Adam Cuerden
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