"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 ...
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From the Met: Massenet's Thais Massenet's 'Thaïs' from the Met 2017 Massenet's 'Thaïs' from the Metropolitan Opera House, 2017. All photos by Chris Lee.
Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Maybe it was the experience of performing the Pilgrims’ Chorus as a teenager that was so off-putting. All that pseudo ...
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 ...
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Athanaël lives in the desert in a monastic brotherhood with other ascetics and they have forsaken all worldly goods and desires. But this is not enough for Athanaël: he is ambitious and wants to ...
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