Organization

Libretto

Louis Gallet

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Anne-Sophie Vincent

Myrtale

Baritone

Pierre-Yves Pruvot

Athanaël

Soprano

Chloé Chaume

Thaïs

André Heyboer

Tenor

Kévin Amiel

Nicias

Bass

Philippe Kahn

Palémon

Valentine Lemercier

Anaïs Frager

Crobyle

Jennifer Courcier

La charmeuse

Hagar Sharvit

Abbess Albine

Conductor

Michel Plasson

Stage director

Jean-Louis Grinda

Choreographer

Eugénie Andrin

Lighting designer

Laurent Castaingt

Costume designer

Jorge Java

Video designer

Gabriel Grinda

Opéra de Tours

French

Tours

France

Thaïs Massenet

Public

Approved

Myrtale, Thaïs Massenet

It is with this opera full of passionate nuances that our Massenet year begins. Few of the scores mix desire and redemption with such ambiguity: in Thaïs, love can only be sacred and salvation unexpected. The scent of scandal that surrounds the story of this courtesan, repented of thanks to a monk who gets lost along the way, contributed to the success of the work. This adaptation of Anatole France's novel triumphed ten years after its creation and still resonates through the famous Meditation of Act II, entrusted to the solo violin. Under the baton of Michel Plasson, connoisseur of French music, Chloé Chaume and André Heyboer will perform Thaïs and Athanaël, tormented and irreconcilable protagonists of the work

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew