Thaïs - Metropolitan Opera (2008)
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.
- Date of release
- 2008-12-20
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- John Cox, Gary Halvorson
Casting
- Renée Fleming — Thaïs
- Thomas Hampson — Athanaël
- Michael Schade — Nicias
- Alain Vernhes — Palémon
- Alyson Cambridge — Crobyle
- Ginger Costa-Jackson — Myrtale
- Leah Partridge — La charmeuse
- Maria Zifchak — Albine
- Trevor Scheunemann — Guard
- Daniel Clark Smith — Cenobite Monk
- Roger Andrews — Cenobite Monk
- Kurt Phinney — Cenobite Monk
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