Massenet: Thais - Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson

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Thaïs: Renée Fleming
Athanaël: Thomas Hampson
Nicias: Michael Schade
Orchestra & Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera, New York
Jesús López-Cobos

Renée Fleming triumphs as the glamorous courtesan Thaïs in Massenet's romantic tragedy set in fourth century Alexandria and the Egyptian desert. The timeless struggle between earthly desire and spiritual redemption finally destroys the resolve of the monk Athanaël (Thomas Hampson), just as the newly penitent Thaïs ascends heavenward. BONUS FEATURE: Interviews by Plácido Domingo