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Massenet: Thaïs

Anna Moffo (Thaïs), Gabriel Bacquier (Athanaël), José Carreras (Nicias), Justino Diaz (Palémon), Patricia Clark (Crobyle), Antonia Butler (Myrtale), Elizabeth Bainbridge (Albine), Jessica Cash (La Charmeuse), Leslie Fyson (Servant)

Ambrosian Opera Chorus & New Philharmonia Orchestra, Julius...

Massenet: Thaïs
Lushly upholstered at every turn, this should have been a perfect Thaïs, but Anna Moffo in the title role has problems with pitch which mar a vintage recording. However Jose Carreras and Gabriel...

BBC Music Magazine, August 20183 out of 5 stars

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Massenet: Thaïs

Anna Moffo (Thaïs), Gabriel Bacquier (Athanaël), José Carreras (Nicias), Justino Diaz (Palémon), Patricia Clark (Crobyle), Antonia Butler (Myrtale), Elizabeth Bainbridge (Albine), Jessica Cash (La Charmeuse), Leslie Fyson (Servant)

Ambrosian Opera Chorus & New Philharmonia Orchestra, Julius...

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Lushly upholstered at every turn, this should have been a perfect Thaïs, but Anna Moffo in the title role has problems with pitch which mar a vintage recording. However Jose Carreras and Gabriel...

BBC Music Magazine, August 20183 out of 5 stars

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Another CD premiere, one that is sure to excite and delight many opera aficionados, also stars La Moffo. She is heard in the title role of Massenet’s Thaïs in one of her last and most controversial recordings. Dramatically Moffo inhabits the outsized role of a courtesan-turned-saint completely.

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Massenet: Thaïs
Work length2:29:38
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 1: Voici le pain... et le sel
Track length5:39
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 1: Le Voici! Le Voici!
Track length1:41
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 1: Hélas! Enfant encore
Track length2:07
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 1: Ne nous mêlons jamais, mon fils
Track length3:50
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 1: Vision - Honte! Horreur! Ténèbres éternelles!
Track length2:28
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 1: Toi qui mis la pitié dans nos âmes
Track length2:57
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 1: Mon fils, ne nous mêlons jamais
Track length2:47
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 2: Prelude
Track length1:55
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 2: Va, mendiant, chercher ailleurs ta vie!... Voilà donc la terrible cité
Track length4:20
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 2: Ah! Ah! Ah!... Athanaël, c'est toi!
Track length3:58
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 2: Ah! Ah! Ah!... Je vais donc te revoir
Track length3:47
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 2: Garde-toi bien!
Track length2:00
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 2: C'est Thaïs, l'idole fragile
Track length2:45
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 2: Quel est cet étranger?
Track length2:11
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 2: Qui te fait si sévère
Track length2:04
Thaïs: Act I: Scene 2: Non! Non! Je hais vos fausses ivresses!
Track length2:15
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 1: Ah! Je suis seule, seule enfin!
Track length2:20
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 1: Dis-moi que je suis belle
Track length4:23
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 1: Étranger, te voilà, comme tu l'avais dit!
Track length4:58
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 1: Eh bien! Fais-moi connaître tout cet amour
Track length2:40
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 1: Je n'ai pas plus choisi mon sort que ma nature!
Track length5:34
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 1: Méditation religieuse
Track length5:50
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 2: Père, Dieu m'a parlé par ta voix!
Track length2:15
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 2: Non loin d'ici, vers l'occident
Track length6:53
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 2: Suivez-moi tous, amis!
Track length1:22
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 2: Divertissement I - Allegro vivo
Track length2:39
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 2: Divertissement II - Mélopée orientale
Track length2:40
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 2: Divertissement III - Allegro brillante
Track length2:01
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 2: Divertissement IV - Allegretto con spirito
Track length2:06
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 2: Divertissement V - Mouvement de valse
Track length1:44
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 2: Voilà l'incomparable! - Divertissement VI - La Charmeuse
Track length3:59
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 2: Divertissement VII - Finale - Évohé!
Track length2:35
Thaïs: Act II: Scene 2: Eh! C'est lui! Athanaël!
Track length3:57
Thaïs: Act III: Scene 1: L'ardent soleil m'écrase
Track length6:08
Thaïs: Act III: Scene 1: Ah! Des gouttes de sang coulent de ses pieds
Track length2:26
Thaïs: Act III: Scene 1: Ô messager de Dieu
Track length2:14
Thaïs: Act III: Scene 1: Baigne d'eau mes mains et mes lèvres
Track length3:32
Thaïs: Act III: Scene 1: La paix du Seigneur soit avec toi
Track length1:31
Thaïs: Act III: Scene 1: Mon oeuvre est accomplie!
Track length4:18
Thaïs: Act III: Scene 2: Que le ciel est pesant!
Track length3:29
Thaïs: Act III: Scene 2: C'est lui qui vient!
Track length4:52
Thaïs: Act III: Scene 2: Qui te fait si sévère
Track length2:22
Thaïs: Act III: Scene 2: Thaïs va mourir!
Track length4:42
Thaïs: Act III: Scene 2: Seigneur, ayez pitié de moi
Track length2:11
Thaïs: Act III: Scene 2: Sois le bienvenu dans nos tabernacles
Track length2:29
Thaïs: Act III: Scene 2: C'est toi, mon père!
Track length4:44

Awards and reviews

August 2018

Lushly upholstered at every turn, this should have been a perfect Thaïs, but Anna Moffo in the title role has problems with pitch which mar a vintage recording. However Jose Carreras and Gabriel Bacquier are at the top of their game.
3 out of 5 stars
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