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Thaïs / Jules Massenet.

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Format:
Sound recording
Author/Creator:
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912, composer, composer.
Contributor:
Pérez, Ailyn, 1979- performer, performer.
Borras, Jean-François, performer, performer.
Finley, Gerald, 1960- performer, performer.
Villaume, Emmanuel, conductor, conductor.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer, performer.
Language:
French
Subjects (All):
Operas.
Live sound recordings--New York (State)--New York.
Live sound recordings.
New York (State)--New York.
Genre:
Live sound recordings.
Operas.
Sound recordings.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 audio file (2 hr., 9 min., 26 sec.))
Place of Publication:
[New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [2017]
Language Note:
Sung in French.
System Details:
digital
audio file
streaming audio file
Summary:
Massenet's evocative opera about the struggle between worldly pleasures and the salvation of faith is something of a rare visitor to the Met stage. Only a handful of sopranos have sung the alluring title character with the company, and in the fall of 2017, Ailyn Pérez joined their ranks with a performance that combined lush lyricism and shimmering high notes. Opposite her as the conflicted monk Athanaël, Gerald Finely delivers his character's stern remonstrations with a rich, impassioned baritone. Conductor Emmanuel Villaume evokes a vivid range of orchestral colors from Massenet's score--which features the famous Méditation--and leads a cast that also includes tenor Jean-François Borras as Nicias and David Pittsinger as Palémon.
Contents:
Voici le pain ... et le sel
Le voici! Le voici!
Honte! Horreur!
Mon fils, ne nous mêlons jamais
Prélude
Va mendiant, chercher ailleurs ta vie!
Ah! Ah! Ah! ... Athanaël, c'est toi!
Ah! Ah! Ah! ... Je vais donc te revoir
Garde-toi bien! Voici ta terrible ennemie!
C'est Thaïs, I'idole fragile
Quel est cet étranger
Qui te fait si sévère
Non! Non! Je hais vos fausses ivresses!
Ah! Je suis seule, seule enfin!
Étranger, te voilà, comme tu l'avais dit!
Eh bien, Fais-moi connaître
Je suis Athanaël, moine d'Antinoé!
Méditation
Père, Dieu m'a parlé par toi voix!
Quand Nicias m'aimait
Suivez-moi tous, amis!
Celle qui vient est plus bel
Eh! C'est lui! Athanaël
L'oasis
L'ardent soleil m'écrase
Ah! Des gouttes de sang coulent de ses pieds blancs
O messager de Dieu
Baigne d'eau mes mains et mes lèvres
Pater noster, qui es in coelis
La paix du Seigneur soit avec toi
Que le ciel est pesant!
C'est lui qui vient!
Thaïs va mourir!
Seigneur, ayez pitié de moi
C'est toi, mon père.
Participant:
Ailyn Pérez, Jean-François Borras, Gerald Finley ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Emmanuel Villaume, conductor.
Notes:
Recorded live 2017 The Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York.
Duration: 2 hr., 9 min., 26 sec.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
OCLC:
1035389850
Publisher Number:
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Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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