Thaïs
Ph. Marco Brescia & Rudy Amisano
From 10 February to 2 March 2022
Jules Massenet
Comédie lyrique in three acts
Libretto by Louis Gallet
Teatro alla Scala New Production
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus
| Conductor | Lorenzo Viotti |
| Staging | Olivier Py |
| Sets and costumes | Pierre André Weitz |
| Lights | Bertrand Killy |
| Choreography | Daniel Izzo |
CAST |
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| Thaïs | Marina Rebeka |
| Athanaël | Ludovic Tézier |
| Nicias | Francesco Demuro |
| Crobyle | Cassandre Berthon |
| Charmeuse | Federica Guida |
Thaïs, inspired by Anatole France’s novel, staged for the first time at the Palais Garnier in 1894, has never been performed at La Scala. Massenet’s refined and exquisite score aptly evokes the literary source, inflecting the dialectic of sin and redemption in a spectacular exercise in style combining erudition, exoticism, and sensuality. Lorenzo Viotti continues the exploration of French music that began with Roméo et Juliette in 2020, featuring one of the most dynamic stage directors in Europe, Olivier Py.
