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Bookmark or Share- Thaïs (opera) - WikipediaThaïs ( French pronunciation: [ta.is]) is an opera, a comédie lyrique in three acts and seven tableaux, by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Louis Gallet, based on the novel Thaïs by Anatole France.
- Thaïs (saint) - WikipediaWilstach's Thais is a play performed at the Criterion Theatre in London, March 14 through April, 1911 (31 performances). Written by the American Paul Wilstach (1870-1952), it starred Constance Collier (1878–1955) playing the title role and Tyrone Power, Sr. (1869–1931) as the hermit. Earlier the play had a trial run in Boston.
- Thaïs - WikipediaThaïs or Thais (Greek: Θαΐς; flourished 4th century BC) was a famous Greek hetaira who accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns. Likely from Athens , she is most famous for instigating the burning of Persepolis .
- Thaïs | Lyric Opera in Three Acts - Utah OperaThaïs is an especially dazzling example. The opera depicts her as wealthy and irresistibly beautiful, living in fourth-century Alexandria at the height of her success as a courtesan, but it also finds her at a moment when she foresees the eventual decline of her powers.
- Thais | Jules Massenet | Opera-Arias.comThaïs (pronounced tah-eess / ta:'i:s) is an opera in three acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Louis Gallet based on the novel Thaïs by Anatole France. It was first performed at the Opéra Garnier in Paris on 16 March 1894, starring the American soprano Sybil Sanderson, for whom Massenet had written the title role.
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