Thais

An Opera, in Three Acts and Seven Scenes (1907)

von Anatole France, Louis Gallet

40 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Thais: An Opera, In Three Acts And Seven Scenes is a book written by Louis Gallet and published in 1907. The book is a libretto for the opera Thais, which was composed by Jules Massenet. The story is set in ancient Egypt and tells the tale of the courtesan Thais and the monk Athanael. Athanael is determined to convert Thais to Christianity, but he ends up falling in love with her. The opera explores themes of temptation, desire, and redemption. The book includes the lyrics to the songs and dialogue between the characters. The story is told through a combination of music and spoken word. Thais: An Opera, In Three Acts And Seven Scenes is a classic work of French opera and is still performed today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Themen: Kunst Musik Musikkritik
• ISBN: 9781437160505
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.11.2008
• Größe: 280 x 216 mm
• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC