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The monk Athanael persuades the courtesan Thais to abandon her sinful life and seek redemption; meanwhile, he succumbs to earthly desires by falling in love with her.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Teatro regio (Turin, Italy). Coro (Performer), Teatro regio (Turin, Italy). Orchestra (Performer), Teatro regio (Turin, Italy) (Producer, Performer), Metis Film (Firm) (Producer), Rai Trade (Firm) (Producer), Arthaus Musik (Firm)
Other Authors:	Gallet, Louis, 1835-1898 (Librettist), Poda, Stefano (Director, Choreographer, Set designer, Costume designer, Lighting designer), Mancini, Tiziano (Director), Frittoli, Barbara (Performer), Ataneli, Lado (Performer), Liberatore, Alessandro, 1977- (Performer), Lo Piccolo, Maurizio (Performer), Buratto, Eleonora, 1982- (Performer), Kemoklidze, Ketevan (Performer), Serdi︠u︡k, Nadezhda (Performer), Schillaci, Daniela (Performer), Matamoros, Diego (Performer), Noseda, Gianandrea (Conductor, Musical director), France, Anatole, 1844-1924
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	French
Language Notes:	Sung in French; subtitles in English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.
Published:	[Halle/Saale, Germany] : Arthaus Musik, [2009]
Subjects:	Thais, > Saint, > active 4th century > Drama. Courtesans > Egypt > Alexandria > Drama. Christian women saints > Egypt > Alexandria > Drama. Operas. Televised operas. Nonfiction films. Feature films.

Description
Summary:	The monk Athanael persuades the courtesan Thais to abandon her sinful life and seek redemption; meanwhile, he succumbs to earthly desires by falling in love with her.
Item Description:	Composer: Jules Massenet. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda. Performer: Eleonora Buratto, Maurizio Lo Piccolo, Barbara Frittoli, Lado Ataneli, Alessandro Liberatore, . Program notes and synopsis in English, French, and German (30 pages; ill.) in container. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4³/₄ in.
Format:	DVD-9; NTSC; region code 0; 16:9 picture format; sound format in PCM stereo, 5.1 DTS digital surround, Dolby digital 5.1.
Production Credits:	Musical director, Gianandrea Noseda.