Erin Wall, Joshua Hopkins, Andrew Staples, Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Sir Andrew Davis - Massenet: Thaïs (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Thais, Act I Scene 1 Prelude
02. Thais, Act I Scene 1 Voici le pain
03. Thais, Act I Scene 1 Non. Mon c?ur est plein d'amertume
04. Thais, Act I Scene 1 Helas! Enfant encore
05. Thais, Act I Scene 1 Ne nous melons jamais, mon fils
06. Thais, Act I Scene 1 Vision
07. Thais, Act I Scene 1 Toi qui mis la pitie dans nos ames
08. Thais, Act I Scene 1 Esprit de lumiere et de grace
09. Thais, Act I Scene 2 Prelude
10. Thais, Act I Scene 2 Va, mendiant, chercher ailleurs ta vie!
11. Thais, Act I Scene 2 Voila donc la terrible cite!
12. Thais, Act I Scene 2 Athanael! C'est toi! Mon condisciple
13. Thais, Act I Scene 2 Ah! Je vais donc te revoir brillant comme autrefois!
14. Thais, Act I Scene 2 Thais! S?ur des Karites!
15. Thais, Act I Scene 2 C'est Thais, l'idole fragile
16. Thais, Act I Scene 2 Qui te fait si severe
17. Thais, Act II Scene 1 Ah! Je suis seule, seule, enfin!
18. Thais, Act II Scene 1 O mon miroir fidele, rassure-moi
19. Thais, Act II Scene 1 Etranger, te voila, comme tu l'avais dit!
20. Thais, Act II Scene 1 Qui m'inspirera des discours embrases
21. Thais, Act II Scene 1 Venus invisible et presente!
22. Thais, Act II Scene 1 Je suis Athanael, moine d'Antinoe!
23. Thais, Act II Scene 1 Pitie! Ne me fais pas de mal!
24. Thais, Act II Scene 1 Thais, idole fragile
25. Thais, Act II Scene 1 Meditation
26. Thais, Act II Scene 2 Prelude
27. Thais, Act II Scene 2 Pere, Dieu m'a parle par ta voix!
28. Thais, Act II Scene 2 Non loin d'ici, vers l'occident
29. Thais, Act II Scene 2 L'amour est une vertu rare
30. Thais, Act II Scene 2 Suivez-moi tous, amis!
31. Thais, Act II Scene 2 Celle qui vient est plus belle
32. Thais, Act II Scene 2 Ah! C'est lui! Athanael!
33. Thais, Act II Scene 2 Jamais! Non!
34. Thais, Act III Scene 1 Prelude
35. Thais, Act III Scene 1 L'ardent soleil m'ecrase
36. Thais, Act III Scene 1 Seul, le repentir nous epure
37. Thais, Act III Scene 1 O messager de Dieu
38. Thais, Act III Scene 1 Baigne d'eau mes mains et mes levres
39. Thais, Act III Scene 1 Pater noster, qui es in coelis
40. Thais, Act III Scene 1 La paix du Seigneur soit avec toi
41. Thais, Act III Scene 2 Elle va lentement parmi les fille blanches
42. Thais, Act III Scene 2 Que le ciel est pesant!
43. Thais, Act III Scene 2 Tu sais, o Palemon, que j'ai reconquis l'ame
44. Thais, Act III Scene 2 Ne t'avais-je pas dit
45. Thais, Act III Scene 2 Qui te fait si severe
46. Thais, Act III Scene 2 Vision
47. Thais, Act III Scene 2 Thais va mourir!
48. Thais, Act III Scene 2 La course de la nuit
49. Thais, Act III Scene 3 Seigneur, ayez pitie de moi selon votre mansuetude!
50. Thais, Act III Scene 3 Sois le bienvenu dans nos tabernacles
51. Thais, Act III Scene 3 Te souvient-il du lumineux voyage


Following acclaimed performances at the Edinburgh Festival and then in Melbourne, Sir Andrew Davis’s recording of Massenet’s opera Thaïs features an outstanding cast, and exceptional performances from his Toronto forces. Written shortly after the premiere of his masterpiece Werther, Thaïs was composed for the Californian soprano Sybil Sanderson who gave the premiere at the Paris Opéra In 1894. Sanderson's performance was a triumph, but the opera itself had a mixed reception. After Massenet revised it in 1898 it went on to worldwide success in the years leading up to World War I and has enjoyed continuous and growing success in our own time. The role of Thaïs has drawn many great artists, including Mary Garden, Geraldine Farrar, Maria Jeritza, Leontyne Price, Beverley Sills, and Renée Fleming. According to the Financial Times, ‘Erin Wall is the Thaïs of one’s dreams, wielding a soprano of radiance, pristine beauty and tingling top notes”, and she is joined on the recording by Joshua Hopkins in the role of Athanaël, while Nicias is sung by Andrew Staples.

Erin Wall, soprano (Thaïs)
Liv Redpath, soprano (Crobyle)
Andrea Ludwig, mezzo-soprano (Myrtale)
Joshua Hopkins, baritone (Athanaël)
Andrew Staples, tenor (Nicias)
Nathan Berg, bass-baritone (Palémon)
Neil Aronoff, baritone (Un serviteur)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

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