Jules Massenet’s Thaïs was once nearly a staple of the operatic repertoire but faded from view outside of France by the mid-20th century. The 1894 work is a heady mixture of repressed passion and ...

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Of all the operas that make women suffer — and there are many — Massenet's "Thaïs" is one of the most gamy and unsettling. A religious devotee, Athanaël, harbors strong sexual feelings for Thaïs, a ...

"Dare to come, you who defy Venus!" cries Thaïs, the priestess of Venus, to ascetic monk Athanaël, determined to save her soul by converting her to Christianity. This challenge precipitates the action ...

The opera is best known for its instrumental Meditation for violin, given an exquisitely beautiful account by the Opera Australia Orchestra’s concertmaster Jun Yi Ma. Based on an 1890 novel by Anatole ...

The next high-definition broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera will be Jules Massenet's romantic opera "Thais" at 11 a.m. Saturday at Town Plaza Cinema. The encore broadcast will be at 7 p.m ...

For more than nine decades, the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts have brought opera into millions of homes, playing a vital and unparalleled role in the development and appreciation of opera in ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. In the absence of being able to perform live in its concert hall, the Toronto ...

San Francisco Parlor Opera, the young company that in May introduced audiences to the concept of Faust in a house, brought its unique brand of chamber opera to the Zellerbach Mansion at 1550 Fell on ...

Placido Domingo plays the role of Cenobite monk Athanael in the opera, which is showing now through June 7. By Jordan Riefe Thais Production Still - P 2014 “Athanael is one of the special roles for ...

Symphony Sundays aims to share some of the greatest recent performances given by our indoor ensembles. Our first post features the Purdue Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Professor Adam Bodony, ...