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Thaïs
(DVD, Notes, Video)
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Copies
| Location | Format | Call Number | Copy Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Informational) - North Wing Basement | Notes, Video | 792.542 T3266 | notes | On Shelf |
| Movie (Informational) - North Wing Basement | DVD | 792.542 T3266 | On Shelf |
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Format
DVD, Notes, Video
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (14 pages)
Language
fre
UPC
044007433553
Notes
General Note
Program notes and synopsis in English available for checkout.
General Note
Opera in three acts and seven scenes.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: Plácido Domingo introduces each act ; "Backstage at the Met" with Renée Fleming and Thomas Hampson.
Creation/Production Credits
Choreographer, Sara Jo Slate ; music producer, Jay David Saks.
Participants/Performers
Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson ; Michael Schade ; Alain Vernhes ; Alyson Cambridge ; Ginger Costa-Jackson ; Trevor Scheunemann ; Leah Partridge ; Maria Zifchak ; Daniel Clark Smith, Roger Andrews, Kurt Phinney, Richard Pearson, Craig Montgomery ; Zahra Hashemian, solo dancer ; David Chan, violin solo ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet ; Donald Palumbo, chorus master ; Jesús López-Cobos, conductor.
Description
Renée Fleming triumphs as the glamorous courtesan Thaīs 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 Athanaēl just as the newly penitent Thaīs ascends heavenward.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Sung in French ; subtitled in English, French, German, Spanish, and Chinese.
Subjects
LC Subjects
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Halvorson, G., Gallet, L., France, A., López Cobos, J., Fleming, R., Hampson, T., Schade, M., Vernhes, A., Cambridge, A., Costa-Jackson, G., Scheunemann, T., Partridge, L., Zifchak, M., Smith, D. C., Andrews, R., Phinney, K., Pearson, R., Montgomery, C., Hashemian, Z., Chan, D., Palumbo, D., Slate, S. J., Massenet, J., & Domingo, P. (2008). Thaïs . Decca.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gary. Halvorson et al.. 2008. Thaïs. Decca.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gary. Halvorson et al.. Thaïs Decca, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Halvorson, Gary., et al. Thaïs Decca, 2008.
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