Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Utah Opera pulls out all the stops for the final performance of the 2023-24 ...

Massenet’s opera about the power of feminine allure and the desperation of male obsession. Thaïs is an Egyptian courtesan and priestess of Venus whom the Christian monk Athanaël seeks to reform. The ...

The next high-definition broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera will be Jules Massenet's romantic opera "Thais" at 11 a.m. Saturday at Town Plaza Cinema. The encore broadcast will be at 7 p.m ...

Of all the operas that make women suffer — and there are many — Massenet's "Thaïs" is one of the most gamy and unsettling. A religious devotee, Athanaël, harbors strong sexual feelings for Thaïs, a ...

San Francisco Parlor Opera, the young company that in May introduced audiences to the concept of Faust in a house, brought its unique brand of chamber opera to the Zellerbach Mansion at 1550 Fell on ...

As the old song says: When an irresistible force meets an immovable object, something’s gotta give. In Jules Massenet’s ultra-Romantic opera, “Thais,” that irresistible force is the title character, a ...

3 Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 68 – BRITTEN'S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Royal Albert Hall "Thaïs isn't as well known as it should be, but it is an incredibly beautiful opera and a wonderful star vehicle ...

Placido Domingo plays the role of Cenobite monk Athanael in the opera, which is showing now through June 7. By Jordan Riefe Thais Production Still - P 2014 “Athanael is one of the special roles for ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

There’s this old rule of thumb about traveling—don’t ask me where I read it, the Old Testament or maybe a Malcolm Gladwell book—that says a trip is only worth it if you spend a day at the destination ...