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Thaïs / music by Jules Massenet ; libretto by Louis Gallet, based on the novel by Anatole France ; presented by the Metropolitan Opera.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoLondon, England : Decca, [2008]
Description1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Operas.
Other author/creatorGallet, Louis, 1835-1898 librettist.
Other author/creatorLópez-Cobos, Jesús conductor.
Other author/creatorFleming, Renée performer.
Other author/creatorHampson, Thomas performer.
Other author/creatorSchade, Michael performer.
Other author/creatorVernhes, Alain, 1944- performer.
Other author/creatorCambridge, Alyson, performer.
Other author/creatorCosta-Jackson, Ginger, performer.
Other author/creatorScheunemann, Trevor, performer.
Other author/creatorPartridge, Leah, performer.
Other author/creatorZifchak, Maria, performer.
Other author/creatorSmith, Daniel Clark, performer.
Other author/creatorAndrews, Roger, performer.
Other author/creatorPhinney, Kurt, performer.
Other author/creatorPearson, Richard performer.
Other author/creatorMontgomery, Craig, performer.
Other author/creatorHashemian, Zahra, performer.
Other author/creatorChan, David (Violinist), performer.
Other author/creatorPalumbo, Donald, performer.
Other author/creatorDomingo, Plácido, 1941- host.
Other author/creatorHalvorson, Gary, director.
Other author/creatorCox, John, 1935 March 12- producer.
Other author/creatorBriccetti, Louisa producer.
Other author/creatorWarivonchik, Victoria, producer.
Other author/creatorSchuler, Duane, lighting designer.
Other author/creatorSlate, Sara Jo, choreographer.
Other author/creatorSaks, Jay David musician.
Other author/creatorFrance, Anatole, 1844-1924. Thaïs.
Included WorkMassenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Thaïs.
Other author/creatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) performer.
Other author/creatorDecca Music Group.
Series The Metropolitan Opera HD live
Metropolitan Opera HD live. ^A1190756
Abstract Renée Fleming triumphs as the glamorous courtesan Thaïs in Massenet's romantic tragedy set in fourth-century Alexandria and the Egyptian desert. The timeless struggle between earthly desire and spiritual redemption finally destroys the resolve of the monk Athanaël (Thomas Hampson), just as the newly penitent Thaïs ascends heavenward. Jesús López Cobos gives a masterly performance of Massenet's sensuous score, with concert master David Chan contributing a ravishing "Méditation".
General noteOpera in three acts and seven scenes.
General noteProgram notes and synopsis in English (14 p. : port. ; 18 cm.) in container.
General noteBonus: features: Plácido Domingo introduces each act; "backstage at the Met" with Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson.
CreditsDirector, Gary Halvorson ; production, John Cox ; lighting designer, Duane Schuler ; choreographer, Sara Jo Slate ; music producer, Jay David Saks ; producers, Louisa Briccetti, Victoria Warivonchik.
Performer Renée Fleming (Thaïs) ; Thomas Hampson (Athanaël) ; Michael Schade (Nicias) ; Alain Vernhes (Palémon) ; Alyson Cambridge (Crobyle) ; Ginger Costa-Jackson (Myrtale) ; Trevor Scheunemann (Guard) ; Leah Partridge (La Charmeuse) ; Maria Zifchak (Albine) ; Daniel Clark Smith, Roger Andrews, Kurt Phinney, Richard Pearson, Craig Montgomery (Cenobite Monks) ; Zahra Hashemian, solo dancer ; David Chan, violin solo ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet ; Donald Palumbo, chorus master ; Jesús López-Cobos, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteFilmed at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, December 20, 2008.
Technical detailsDVD; region code 0; aspect ratio 16:9, anamorphic widescreen; NTSC; soundtracks in LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; high-definition.
LanguageSung in French; subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, and Chinese.
Genre/formFilmed operas.
UPC 044007433553
Publisher numberB0013884-09 Decca

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