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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827101403321

Autore

Fisher Burton D

Titolo

Thais / / adapted from the Opera Journeys lecture series by Burton D. Fisher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Coral Gables, FL, : Opera Journeys Pub., c2006

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (25 p.)

Collana

Opera Journeys mini guide series

Disciplina

880.915

Soggetti

Operas

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Opera (Comedie Lyrique) in French in three acts and seven scenes; Music by Jules Massenet; Libretto by Louis Gallet after a novel by Anatole France (1890); Premiere: grand Opera, Paris, France, March 1894."

Nota di contenuto

""THAIS/Opera Journeys Mini Guide Series""; ""Title Page""; ""Principal Characters in Thais""; ""Brief Story Synopsis""; ""Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples""; ""Act I - Scene 1: Cenobite huts on the banks of the Nile River""; ""Act I - Scene 2: The terrace of Nicias's palace above the city of Alexandria""; ""Act II- Scene 1: At Thais's house""; ""Meditation""; ""Act II - Scene 2: In front of Thais's house""; ""Act III - Scene 1: The oasis. The huts of the White Nuns in the distance""; ""Act III - Scene 2: The dwellings of the Cenobites on the banks of the Nile River""

""Act III - Scene 3: The garden of the convent of the White Nuns""""Analysis and Commentary""

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive guide to Massenet's THÄS, featuring Principal Characters in the opera, Brief Story Synopsis, Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples, and an insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis by Burton D. Fisher, noted opera author and lecturer.<br>