Thaïs - Metropolitan Opera

A sumptuous, slow-burning opera experience that immerses you in lush music and a tense spiritual and erotic confrontation.

Directed by

Gary Halvorson, John Cox

Genres

Music

Starring

Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson, Michael Schade

Overview

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

How it feels

Romantic, earnest, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Faith, obsession, love, identity

Content

Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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