Thaïs - Metropolitan Opera
8.9
When the most voluptuous, sought-after courtesan in the world meets an ascetic monk whose life is devoted to God, you know erotic sparks are going to fly. And when the clash takes place in a glorious, but rarely performed, opera by Massenet, it’s a delight to the ear just as much as to the eye. Renée Fleming is every inch the glamorous Thaïs, swathed in elegant gowns designed by Christian Lacroix. Thomas Hampson is Athanaël, the tortured man of God. This production by John Cox, which premiered in December 2008, brilliantly sets the stage for a confrontation as old as civilization itself.
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Renée Fleming
Thaïs
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Thomas Hampson
Athanaël
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Michael Schade
Nicias
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Alain Vernhes
Palémon
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Alyson Cambridge
Crobyle
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Ginger Costa-Jackson
Myrtale
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Leah Partridge
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Maria Zifchak
Albine
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Trevor Scheunemann
Guard
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Daniel Clark Smith
Cenobite Monk
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Roger Andrews
Cenobite Monk
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Kurt Phinney
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Gary Halvorson Director · John Cox Director Louis Gallet Writer
United States release December 20, 2008 · Produced in United States · Languages English, French
Production
Decca
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The Metropolitan Opera
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United States
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · December 20, 2008
Limited theatrical
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