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.
Verdi: Aida
Drama, Music, Romance
9.0
The Metropolitan Opera: Saint-Saëns's Samson et Dalila
Music, Drama
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fanciulla del West
Music, Drama, Action
0.0
Metropolitan Opera Live — Marnie
Music
10.0
The Metropolitan Opera: La Fille du Régiment
Music, Drama
0.0
Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites
Drama, Music
0.0
Theodora
Music, Drama
0.0
La forza del destino
Drama, Music
5.0
Jonas Kaufmann: An Evening with Puccini
Music
0.0
Verdi: Aida (Bregenz Festival)
Music
0.0
Attila
Music, Drama
9.0
Bastien a Bastienna
Music
0.0
Amadeus
History, Music, Drama
8.0
Händel / Mozart: Der Messias
Music
0.0
Prodaná nevěsta
Music
0.0
Únos ze Serailu
Music
0.0
Libuše
Music, Drama, History
0.0
The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Music
9.0
The Passion of Scrooge
Music
0.0
Falstaff
Music
8.2