Composer(s): Massenet, Jules
Lyricist(s): Gallet, Louis
Conductor(s): Davis, Andrew
Label: Chandos
Genre: Opera
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: CHSA5258-59
Barcode: 095115525821
Release Date: 05/2020

MASSENET, J.: Thaïs [Opera] (Wall, J. Hopkins, Staples, N. Berg, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Toronto Symphony, A. Davis)

Tracklist

Disc 1
Massenet, Jules
Gallet, Louis - Lyricist
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
Berg, Nathan (bass-baritone)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Aronoff, Neil (baritone)
Redpath, Liv (soprano)
Ludwig, Andrea (mezzo-soprano)
Staples, Andrew (tenor)
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Tappan, Stacey (soprano)
Boteva, Emilia (mezzo-soprano)
Crow, Jonathan (violin)
1 Act I Scene 1: Prelude 02:15
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
2 Act I Scene 1: Voici le pain … (A Cenobite, Another, Palémon, The Cenobites, Several Cenobites, Others, Athanaël) 03:41
Berg, Nathan (bass-baritone)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
3 Act I Scene 1: Non … Mon coeur est plein d'amertume (Athanaël, The Cenobites) 01:02
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
4 Act I Scene 1: Hélas! enfant encore (Athanaël) 02:05
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
5 Act I Scene 1: Ne nous mêlons jamais, mon fils (Palémon, Cenobites, Athanaël) 03:28
Berg, Nathan (bass-baritone)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
6 Act I Scene 1: Vision - Honte! Horreur! Ténèbres éternelles! (Athanaël) 02:43
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
7 Act I Scene 1: Toi qui mis la pitié dans nos âmes (Athanaël, Palémon) 03:51
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Berg, Nathan (bass-baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
8 Act I Scene 1: Esprit de lumière et de grâce (The Voice of Athanaël, Cenobites) 01:59
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
9 Act I Scene 2: Prelude 01:38
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
10 Act I Scene 2: Va, mendiant, chercher ailleurs ta vie! (Servant, Athanaël) 01:00
Aronoff, Neil (baritone)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
11 Act I Scene 2: Voilà donc la terrible cité! (Athanaël, Crobyle, Myrtale) 03:25
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Redpath, Liv (soprano)
Ludwig, Andrea (mezzo-soprano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
12 Act I Scene 2: Athanaël! C'est toi! mon condisciple (Nicias, Athanaël) 03:57
Staples, Andrew (tenor)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
13 Act I Scene 2: Ah! Ah! Ah! … Je vais donc te revoir (Crobyle, Myrtale, Nicias, Athanaël) 05:03
Redpath, Liv (soprano)
Ludwig, Andrea (mezzo-soprano)
Staples, Andrew (tenor)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
14 Act I Scene 2: Thaïs! Sœur des Karites! (Actresses, Actors, Philosophers, Nicias) 01:34
Staples, Andrew (tenor)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
15 Act I Scene 2: C'est Thaïs, l'idole fragile (Thaïs, Nicias, Athanaël) 04:45
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Staples, Andrew (tenor)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
16 Act I Scene 2: Qui te fait si sévère (Thaïs, Actresses, Actors, Philosophers, Athanaël, Nicias) 04:32
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Staples, Andrew (tenor)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
17 Act II Scene 1: Ah! me voilà seule, seule, enfin! (Thaïs) 02:05
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
18 Act II Scene 1: Ô mon miroir fidèle, rassure-moi? (Thaïs) 05:06
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
19 Act II Scene 1: Étranger, te voilà, comme tu l'avais dit! (Thaïs, Athanaël) 03:58
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
20 Act II Scene 1: Qui m'inspirera des discours embrasés (Athanaël, Thaïs) 01:49
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
21 Act II Scene 1: Vénus invisible et présente! (Thaïs, Athanaël) 00:59
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
22 Act II Scene 1: Je suis Athanaël, Moine d'Antinoé! (Athanaël, Thaïs) 00:33
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
23 Act II Scene 1: Pitié! Ne me fais pas de mal! (Thaïs, Athanaël, Nicias) 01:55
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Staples, Andrew (tenor)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
24 Act II Scene 1: Thaïs, idole fragile (Nicias, Thaïs, Athanaël) 03:27
Staples, Andrew (tenor)
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
25 Act II Scene 2: Meditation 05:36
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
Crow, Jonathan (violin)
Disc 2
1 Act II Scene 2: Prelude 01:10
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
2 Act II Scene 2: Père, Dieu m'a parlé par ta voix! (Thaïs, Athanaël) 00:56
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
3 Act II Scene 2: Non loin d'ici, vers l'occident (Athanaël, Thaïs) 03:10
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
4 Act II Scene 2: L'amour est une vertu rare (Thaïs, Athanaël) 03:35
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
5 Act II Scene 2: Suivez-moi tous, amis! (Nicias, Crobyle, Myrtale, Friends of Nicias) 01:20
Staples, Andrew (tenor)
Redpath, Liv (soprano)
Ludwig, Andrea (mezzo-soprano)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
6 Act II Scene 2: Celle qui vient est plus belle (Crobyle, Myrtale, La Charmeuse) 03:44
Redpath, Liv (soprano)
Ludwig, Andrea (mezzo-soprano)
Tappan, Stacey (soprano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
7 Act II Scene 2: Eh! C'est lui! Athanaël! (Nicias, Crobyle, Myrtale, Friends of Nicias, Athanaël) 01:06
Staples, Andrew (tenor)
Redpath, Liv (soprano)
Ludwig, Andrea (mezzo-soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
8 Act II Scene 2: Jamais! Non! (Nicias, Thaïs, Athanaël, Chorus) 02:36
Staples, Andrew (tenor)
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
9 Act III Scene 1: Prelude 02:40
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
10 Act III Scene 1: L'ardent soleil m'écrase (Thaïs, Athanaël) 01:20
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
11 Act III Scene 1: Seul, le repentir nous épure (Athanaël, Thaïs) 03:34
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
12 Act III Scene 1: Ô messager de Dieu, si bon dans ta rudesse (Thaïs) 02:38
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
13 Act III Scene 1: Baigne d'eau tes mains et tes lèvres (Thaïs, Athanaël) 02:34
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
14 Act III Scene 1: Pater noster, qui es in coelis (Voices, Thaïs, Athanaël) 00:59
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
15 Act III Scene 1: La paix du Seigneur soit avec toi (Athanaël, Albine, Thaïs, White Ladies) 03:05
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Boteva, Emilia (mezzo-soprano)
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
16 Act III Scene 1: Elle va lentement parmi les fille blanches (Athanaël) 02:00
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
17 Act III Scene 2: Que le ciel est pesant! (Cenobites, Palémon, A Cenobite, Chorus, Athanaël) 03:06
Berg, Nathan (bass-baritone)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
18 Act III Scene 2: Tu sais, Ô Palémon, que j'ai reconquis l'âme (Athanaël) 01:37
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
19 Act III Scene 2: Ne t'avais-je pas dit (Palémon) 01:58
Berg, Nathan (bass-baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
20 Act III Scene 2: Qui te fait si sévère (Thaïs, Athanaël) 01:39
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
21 Act III Scene 2: Vision - Ah! … Une Sainte est près de quitter la terre (Athanaël, Voices) 00:41
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
22 Act III Scene 2: Thaïs va mourir! (Athanaël) 00:58
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
23 Act III Scene 2: Symphonie: La Course de la nuit 03:59
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
24 Act III Scene 3: Seigneur, ayez pitié de moi selon votre mansuétude! (White Ladies, Albine) 02:09
Boteva, Emilia (mezzo-soprano)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
25 Act III Scene 3: Sois le bienvenu dans nos tabernacles (Albine, Athanaël, White Ladies, Thaïs) 01:56
Boteva, Emilia (mezzo-soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Choir)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
26 Act III Scene 3: Te souvient-il du lumineux voyage (Thaïs, Athanaël) 04:46
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:11:42