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Title:Thaïs
comédie lyrique in three acts
From: Jules Massenet ; libretto by Louis Gallet ; stage director: Peter Konwitschny
Person: Massenet, Jules
1842-1912
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Gallet, Louis
Konwitschny, Seollyeon
Hussain, Leo
Chevalier, Nicole
Wagner, Josef
1835-1898
1978-
1975-
Main Author: Massenet, Jules 1842-1912 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Singer), ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien (Instrumentalist)
Publisher:Berlin
C Major Entertainment
Other Authors: Gallet, Louis 1835-1898 (Librettist), Hussain, Leo 1978- (Conductor), Chevalier, Nicole (Singer), Wagner, Josef 1975- (Singer)
Format: Video Software
Language:French
Published: Oberhaching Unitel GmbH & Co. KG [2021]
Notation:LY 64790
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Abstract:Obsessed with rememberances of a courtesan in Alexandria, the most rigorous ascetic vows to purge his thoughts by returning and not only converting the woman to Christianity, but by having her dedicate her life to a convent. Surprisingly, he succeeds in the conversion, but as the two travel to the convent, the monk finds himself picking apart his own vows, eventually concluding -- too late -- that religious fervor is a pale comparison to true connection with other humans. Thaïs never made it into the international opera repertoire, presumably because the two main roles demand something almost superhuman from the singers. This particular staging, condensing the revised 1898 version, uses uncluttered scenography and angelic costumes on the performers
Item Description:Bildformat: 16:9
Interpreten unter anderem: Nicole Chevalier (Thaïs); Josef Wagner (Athanaël); ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien ; Arnold Schoenberg Chor ; Leo Hussain, conductor
Live-Aufnahme: Wien, Theater an der Wien, 2021
Physical Description:1 DVD-Video (111 min) farbig 12 cm 1 Beiheft (17 Seiten : Illustrationen)