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)
1Act I Scene 1: Prelude02:15
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
2Act 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)
3Act 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)
4Act I Scene 1: Hélas! enfant encore (Athanaël)02:05
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
5Act 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)
6Act I Scene 1: Vision - Honte! Horreur! Ténèbres éternelles! (Athanaël)02:43
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
7Act 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)
8Act 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)
9Act I Scene 2: Prelude01:38
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
10Act 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)
11Act 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)
12Act 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)
13Act 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)
14Act 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)
15Act 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)
16Act 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)
17Act II Scene 1: Ah! me voilà seule, seule, enfin! (Thaïs)02:05
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
18Act II Scene 1: Ô mon miroir fidèle, rassure-moi? (Thaïs)05:06
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
19Act 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)
20Act 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)
21Act II Scene 1: Vénus invisible et présente! (Thaïs, Athanaël)00:59
Wall, Erin (soprano)
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
22Act 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)
23Act 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)
24Act 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)
25Act II Scene 2: Meditation05:36
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
Crow, Jonathan (violin)
Disc 2
1Act II Scene 2: Prelude01:10
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
2Act 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)
3Act 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)
4Act 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)
5Act 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)
6Act 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)
7Act 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)
8Act 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)
9Act III Scene 1: Prelude02:40
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
10Act 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)
11Act 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)
12Act 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)
13Act 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)
14Act 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)
15Act 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)
16Act III Scene 1: Elle va lentement parmi les fille blanches (Athanaël)02:00
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
17Act 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)
18Act 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)
19Act III Scene 2: Ne t'avais-je pas dit (Palémon)01:58
Berg, Nathan (bass-baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
20Act 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)
21Act 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)
22Act III Scene 2: Thaïs va mourir! (Athanaël)00:58
Hopkins, Joshua (baritone)
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
23Act III Scene 2: Symphonie: La Course de la nuit03:59
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Davis, Andrew (Conductor)
24Act 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)
25Act 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)
26Act 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