Name: Thaïs
Start: 2008-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2009-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Metropolitan Opera House

Organization

Singer

Soprano

Renée Fleming

Thaïs

Tenor

Michael Schade

Nicias

Baritone

Thomas Hampson

Athanaël

Bass

David Pittsinger

Palémon

Leah Partridge

La charmeuse

Alyson Cambridge

Crobyle

Mezzo-soprano

Ginger Costa-Jackson

Myrtale

Maria Zifchak

Abbess Albine

David Won

Servant

Conductor

Jesús López-Cobos

Stage director

John Cox

Costume designer

Paul Brown

Set designer

The Metropolitan Opera

New York City

United States

Metropolitan Opera House

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 Thais, swathed in elegant gowns designed by Christian Lacroix. Thomas Hampson is 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.

Thaïs Massenet

Approved

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