Cyrano de Bergerac is Edmond Rostang’s masterpiece and its impact has been enormous. The most famous tirades have been said and said so many times… and in every manner. In 1997, the play was a hundred years old. As tribute, this CD, which presents a selection of historical recordings of Cyrano de Bergerac’s interpretations. The oldest recording featured in the CD dates from 1898 ; the most recent is… from 1938 (date where the play entered the repertoire of the Comédie Française) !