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LOCATION:701 W. Riverside\,Austin\, \,Austin\, TX\, 78704
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261114
SUMMARY:Thaïs
DESCRIPTION:In fourth-century Egypt\, a Christian monk sets out to convert a courtesan – all too successfully\, as she finds God and he chucks his faith to declare his love for her. (For sensational plots\, you really can’t beat opera – although\, to be fair\, the real-life Saint Thaïs inspired Anatole France\, whose novel in turn inspired French composer Jules Massenet.) Soprano Nicole Heaston sings the title character in Austin Opera’s staging\, a co-production with Spoleto Festival USA\, with baritone Troy Cook performing Athanaël\, the monk undone by lust. Top-notch vocal talent aside\, Thaïs’ most famous stretch of music is entirely instrumental – Act II’s transcendent “Méditation.” &#8\;– Kimberley Jones
LOCATION;ALTREP="https://calendar.austinchronicle.com/location/long-center-for-the-performing-arts-11826639":Long Center for the Performing Arts @ 701 W. Riverside\,Austin\,TX  78704
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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UID:14504886-20261115T040000@austinchronicle.com
DTSTAMP:20261113T095912Z
LOCATION:701 W. Riverside\,Austin\, \,Austin\, TX\, 78704
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261116
SUMMARY:Thaïs
DESCRIPTION:In fourth-century Egypt\, a Christian monk sets out to convert a courtesan – all too successfully\, as she finds God and he chucks his faith to declare his love for her. (For sensational plots\, you really can’t beat opera – although\, to be fair\, the real-life Saint Thaïs inspired Anatole France\, whose novel in turn inspired French composer Jules Massenet.) Soprano Nicole Heaston sings the title character in Austin Opera’s staging\, a co-production with Spoleto Festival USA\, with baritone Troy Cook performing Athanaël\, the monk undone by lust. Top-notch vocal talent aside\, Thaïs’ most famous stretch of music is entirely instrumental – Act II’s transcendent “Méditation.” &#8\;– Kimberley Jones
LOCATION;ALTREP="https://calendar.austinchronicle.com/location/long-center-for-the-performing-arts-11826639":Long Center for the Performing Arts @ 701 W. Riverside\,Austin\,TX  78704
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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