Thaïs
2021
Blu-ray
Obsessed with rememberances of a courtesan in Alexandria, the most rigorous ascetic vows to purge his thoughts by returning and not only converting the woman to Christianity, but by having her dedicate her life to a convent. Surprisingly, he succeeds in the conversion, but as the two travel to the convent, the monk finds himself picking apart his own vows, eventually concluding -- too late -- that religious fervour is a pale comparison to true connection with other humans. Thaïs never made it into the international opera repertoire, presumably because the two main roles demand something almost superhuman from the singers. This particular staging, condensing the revised 1898 version, uses uncluttered scenography and angelic costumes on the performers.
Item Details
Description:
- 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (17 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 18 cm)
- PCM stereo
- DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- digital optical
- video file Blu-ray video
- region A region B region C
Target Audience Note: Canadian Home Video Rating: not rated
Notes:
- Wide screen.
- Stage director, Peter Konwitschny ; set & costume designer, Johannes Leiacker ; video director, Tiziano Mancini.
- Nicole Chevalier, soprano ; Josef Wagner, bass-baritone ; ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien ; Arnold Schoenberg Chor ; Leo Hussain, conductor.
- Recorded 2021 Theater an der Wien.
- Blu-ray, wide screen, HD 16:9; PCM stereo and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.
- Sung in French with optional subtitles in French, German, English, Japanese or Korean.
Publisher or Distributor Number: 805004
Control Number: 3097592
UPC: 814337017422
Publisher: [Germany] : Unitel Edition, [2021]Subjects: Operas.
Genre:
Other Authors:
- Arnold-Schönberg-Chor, performer.
- Chevalier, Nicole, performer.
- Container of (work): Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Thaïs.
- Gallet, Louis, 1835-1898, lyricist.
- Hussain, Leo, conductor.
- Konwitschny, Peter, 1945- stage director.
- Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, instrumentalist.
- Unitel Classica (Firm), publisher.
- Wagner, Josef, 1975- performer.