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 ...
Contrasts play an important role in many of Jules Massenet’s operas, in one form or another. Werther sees the passionate and idealistic title poet in relentless pursuit of a sober young woman bound to ...
A monastic monk with a playboy past and a penchant for self-flagellation returns to the city of his profligate youth in order to redeem the most famous courtesan of the day (who also happens to be his ...
Utah Opera pulls out all the stops for the final performance of the 2023-24 season with the epic tale of Massenet’s Thaïs. Guided by the masterful hand of Italian director Andrea Cigni, audiences are ...
Tickets to Thaïs start at $45 and are on sale now. They are available online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. The TTY number is (714 ...
In this Opera Cheat Sheet, Houston Public Media's St.John Flynn and Eric Skelly of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra provide a quick, light-hearted intro to Jules Massenet's Thaïs, a tale full of ...
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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 ...
In this week’s Opera Cheat Sheet, Houston Public Media’s St.John Flynn and Eric Skelly provide a quick, laugh-filled intro to Jules Massenet’s Thaïs, a tale full of religious eroticism! Set in the 4 ...
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