Escena final de Thaïs, de Massenet Final scene from Massenet's Thaïs
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@toddburton6570 Жыл бұрын
Fleming amd Hampson... Untouchable...
@japojo19582 жыл бұрын
This is the most amazing scene in all opera and music in every way. I fell in love with a violin performance of this meditaion in grade 9, 48 years ago. This was the very piece that took me out of rock and roll. I'm ecstatic to have found this opera scene.
@rashinassareh2 жыл бұрын
QQqqqqq
@stanflow4812 жыл бұрын
I wish I had discovered this wonderful opera years ago - what a finale, what sublime, exquisite irony.
@pam4032 жыл бұрын
Gracias a este artista por crear esta opera, es tan hermosa y profunda
@ja21658 жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful... Every time I listen to it I can't help but cry
@michelgaubert888712 күн бұрын
Inoubliable Thaïs, avec l'inoubliable Fleming, alors au sommet de son art.
@jimbuxton21872 жыл бұрын
Wow! Fleming will go down in history for this role!!! Her voices true full glory is revealed in this role! The music fits her voice like a glove!
@musicalmythology2 жыл бұрын
Like a few others, I had discovered this opera through my violin repertoire. I had, for the longest time, been oblivious to the fact that I was playing a piece with such longing and passion and pain and peace. The opera is tragic yet breathtaking, and I am so glad to have found this masterpiece!
@greatmomentsofopera71704 жыл бұрын
This finale is an absolute miracle from start to finish. So gorgeous.
@akechijubeimitsuhide5 жыл бұрын
Somehow, Renée Fleming kept ending up in operas that ended with a baritone on his knees desperately confessing his love and frankly, mood :D
@eyeglobe20084 жыл бұрын
Next time I will get a tenor
@ellenmmartin3 жыл бұрын
Isn't that what we all secretly fantasize? You can keep the tenor, thanks.
@christopherlau69829 жыл бұрын
I literally can't stop listening to this
@Lundinmh8 жыл бұрын
same
@VelociphileKnight8 жыл бұрын
+Christopher Lau just can't stop either.
@VelociphileKnight7 жыл бұрын
I can't how many times I have listened to this. Makes me wan't to take vows!
@thaism68785 жыл бұрын
My name 😍 but so sad 😕
@SolomonPlunket4 жыл бұрын
Only Fleming can do that plunge from high D to low B in virtually a no-break legato. Thompson makes my eyes wet.
@mucfan4 жыл бұрын
SolomonPlunket ... Honestly I don't like her so much ..but as a German I must admit that she was the only singer who sang the unpopular Richard Strauß not to bad in the last year ...what is hardly manageable for a not german singer.. also here ... as whole production ... very seldom ... and I live in Europe...
@mucfan4 жыл бұрын
I will see Thais in Monte Carlo in February 2021 the first time live on stage
@zalba57102 жыл бұрын
@@mucfan I wish she would have sung Aminta once.
@natalijaargenta959Ай бұрын
Each time I watch Thais I love it more and more. Only The Met could do this opera and the staging is so wonderful. I think Massenet's music in this is the best he ever composed and Renee Fleming's voice and costumes.....just divine, like liquid gold. I love Thomas Hampson too and the way their roles are reversed in the finale. She turns religious and he realises he loves her and is willing to renounce God and Heaven. Then that wonderful Meditation violinist.......just epic
@conghoan199812 жыл бұрын
I think Reneé Fleming is the best Thaiis of all time. No one can't sing better than her ! Brava Thaiis, brava Reneé !
@operadoc2 жыл бұрын
Beverley sills was also amazing in this role
@zalba57102 жыл бұрын
@@operadoc not matching Fleming tho
@MrsPisaroni12 жыл бұрын
INCREDIBLE!!! All I knew of this opera was the 'meditation' until I saw it on Sky Arts from the Met-blown away!!! Renee gorgeous with a capital G and Thomas-long hair....stubble....anguished,,,,,,,,bring it on!!! Fabulous. have it on DVD and love it despite its sadness.
@kgarmaker12311 жыл бұрын
Lovely lovely singing from Fleming who is so well suited to Massenet.
@operabilia6 жыл бұрын
Those easy, creamy and ... "endless high notes" as Maria Jeritza would have said, are fabulous!
@leylabattistoni29246 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful duet in Opera
@FranciscoFerrerGaliana19305 ай бұрын
Simplemente maravilloso "!!
@esperanzaperez60632 жыл бұрын
Son las lágrimas más maravillosas que han llorado mis ojos.
@tcradical14 жыл бұрын
Beautiful music! It has to come from God!
@brachio86956 жыл бұрын
what beautiful lines of singing...
@gczwarkiel13 жыл бұрын
It's difficult to even swallow when listening to such splendor. I simply love Renee Fleming period!
@fabienfabustlse4 жыл бұрын
Best rendition of this aria EVER... the endless high D are perfects and sound that the aria is perfectly and mastery done... I hate this aria with high D done with pitted note... just perfect here
@thecharleslloyd13 жыл бұрын
Faint from the greatness of this music.
@wotan109507 жыл бұрын
I first saw Thais in 1976 with Beverly Sills. She was great and created a haunting character, but Renee Fleming has a much creamier voice.
@SolomonPlunket4 жыл бұрын
Thompson is the most touching Athaniel for me so far. He makes me weep.
@christopherbrooks9486 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the definitive performances of this opera. Renee Fleming was exceptional. Is anyone aware if there is a sound recording of Leontyne Price doing this role?
@liedersanger16 жыл бұрын
Christopher Brooks Alas, there isn't. Just a 1970 concert performance of the mirror aria (and the recording of it).
@micky4fun3 жыл бұрын
What extraordinary voices! Alone each is awesome; together totally mesmerizing.
@olegvr54997 жыл бұрын
Fleming forever! Brava Renee!!!...
@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930 Жыл бұрын
RECORDANDO ESTA BELLA ESCENA
@peterdevita63084 жыл бұрын
Stunningly beautiful and effective............. I adore THAIS as all of Massenet with whom I share a birthday though near 100 years apart.
@claudiavelazco7 жыл бұрын
Hermosísimo y conmovedor hasta las lágrimas!
@thaiscyb13 жыл бұрын
DIVA!!! Such beatiful duet!!! BRAVO!
@roberthanff43544 жыл бұрын
Breathtakingly beautiful
@eberlinpascal28375 ай бұрын
C'est fabuleux !!
@lukasmiller4867 жыл бұрын
Wow! Even the mother abbess sounds great!!!
@2244193214 жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful that every time I listen to it tears roll down my eyes. How kind the 'gods' were to Renee Fleming, to be blessed with so much beauty, in body as well in voice. What music is more beautiful than Meditation? It is indeed marvelous singing on the part of Fleming and Hampson!!!
@Hugs4Michael3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! I like that they put sub titles in English. I love opera and knowing the story adds to my enjoyment and increases my emotional involvement in the piece which inevitably leads to tears.
@m4nif3stor Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately there are some translation mistakes. Like at the beginning it says "I only remember your kindness" but in French he says "I only remember your mortal/physical beauty"
@FranciscoFerrerGaliana19307 жыл бұрын
"Thais" Bellísimo final..¡¡¡¡
@spizzell114 жыл бұрын
@StuartLou I listened to the Kirsten and Merrell recording. Did not think it close to this. They are great, The way Renee sings this itis as if it was written for her.
@dandansh5511 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful stuff here
@mellisugahelenae4 жыл бұрын
It's to die for
@hillaryhauser89912 жыл бұрын
This is the most perfect performance of Thais from start to finish - and this Finish , C’est Toi Mon Pere, is powerful, beyond any other performance I know of!
@charlottehuang12072 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Marcel_Audubon5 ай бұрын
I saw this Met production, wonderful performances. I always found the staging of this final scene odd - that Thais, though dying, was sitting up. It may have been done at Fleming's request, but having her on her death bed woulda made more sense given the narrative even it that's a more difficult position to sing from. This opera has such an interesting framework - Thais, the sinner, meets Athenial, the holy man only briefly, yet it is a meeting that sets her on a road to repentance and heaven and him on the road to renouncing his beliefs and, we can assume, condemnation. They come back together only briefly as she is dying. He professes his love, but she is already actively dying and doesn't hear him, but sees the afterlife opening up to her and describes that magnificent scene, ignoring him.
@viazankova7 жыл бұрын
Amazing, Thank you!
@orfeo200314 жыл бұрын
That's exactly why she has reached the high position she is now!
@cecemckinley15385 жыл бұрын
Holy shit HOW does Renee Fleming exist??????? What???? WHAT????? Ridiculously beautiful I simply CANNOT
@paulostroff9915 жыл бұрын
Lovely singing! Brava! Bravo! TY.
@siranoustsalikian76252 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful interpretation ....and singing !!!!!
@openoperaproject38438 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@CraigFrancisSoto15 жыл бұрын
Marvelous singing.And that melody,which I believe is called 'Meditation', is one of the most beautiful pieces ever written,in my opinion. Che bellissima musica! Bravo Massenet !
@adrianamazzoni68886 ай бұрын
Meravigliosi Fleming e Hampson
@daniel32319954 жыл бұрын
Played the violin solo for so long not knowing it was just accompaniment to this out of this world duet. It looks almost dangerous to sing that kind of libretto and just sink into the role of a dying character.
@ChristianLopezVIII7 жыл бұрын
BRAVOOO BRAVISSIMO René...!
@blackolds3315 жыл бұрын
This is quite stellar. Her death acting is so wonderfully understated.
@rmvjmv2 жыл бұрын
My idea of a perfect evening is to play this video, then the one with Kirstein, and finally the one with Sills.
@aschkinable77482 жыл бұрын
🎼 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 die Flemming ist superb !!! Schade das der Applaus nicht mit dabei ist 🤷🏻♀️
@meyerbeer1311 жыл бұрын
Right on, bassoturco. The mother superior has the voice for Thais.
@vernadakieleni10 жыл бұрын
Divine.Divine.Divine. Pure pleasure.
@pecero125 жыл бұрын
You are correct, divine, divine, divine and devine!!!
@vernonsheldon-witter12253 жыл бұрын
I have been attending Opera since my childhood. Thais , especially this version is one of my favorites.
@aliciasarramida9 жыл бұрын
so wonderful!!!
@MrsDinaFer11 жыл бұрын
Gänsehaut pur! I´m always such a cry-baby....Her voice is amazing!
@Erickfrancois122 жыл бұрын
WoW
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!!
@FranciscoFerrerGaliana19306 жыл бұрын
Maravilloso Dúo, final de ""Thais""
@nicholasprakash34114 жыл бұрын
Who's the violinist playing the Meditation theme?
@70ssong384 жыл бұрын
Nicholas Prakash David Chan
@gerriedeharder94097 жыл бұрын
AMAZING!!!!!
@OperaLover8415 жыл бұрын
no way! fleming's voice is perfectly suited for this piece. brava renee!
@carlosalbertobritos55463 жыл бұрын
Excelente
@giuliasampietro77103 жыл бұрын
Meravigliosa scena 👏🏻
@michelinemeurisse36477 жыл бұрын
Une des plus grandes incarnations d'une Renée Fleming souveraine et dont la beauté est transcendée par les superbes costumes de Lacroix...
@FranciscoFerrerGaliana19308 жыл бұрын
Bellísimo Dúo finnal
@FranciscoFerrerGaliana19307 жыл бұрын
Gran interpretación de T. Hampson & R. Fleming
@FranciscoFerrerGaliana19307 жыл бұрын
Maravillosa escena final de Thais
@helliancangussu75718 жыл бұрын
5:46 I really love this moment
@peterdevita63084 жыл бұрын
I'm wondering if the Mother Superior is being subng by MEZZO MARIA ZIFCHAK (sp) at the time so important to the MET as a staple MEZZO, able to sing most genres.
@scottbullitt7233 жыл бұрын
It was, in fact, Maria Zifchak as Albine.
@andrewbreslin82983 жыл бұрын
Rather fine, sorry, I realise the point of comments is to moan about how much better someone else is but it's rather good.
@afbastet3 жыл бұрын
You forgot, it always has to be about how much better somebody else is AND how X years ago, all singing was better. ;-)
@rosy33853 жыл бұрын
Ces deux chanteurs nous ont offert une spectacle grandiose que je possède en DVD !
@leonardogiacobbe54222 жыл бұрын
Renee Fleming divina Thais.
@javiermarting6 жыл бұрын
Many productions in the Met seem like coming from the XIX century... always stuck to the libretti till the last detail. A little bit of imagination would be warmly welcome. Hampson and Fleming are an absolute reference here, both are magnificient. It seems López-Cobos is the conductor. Massenet had an apparently unlimited talent for irresistible melodies, this opera is a marvel, unknown for many. And I find the plot is quite interesting, with a monk losing his faith while a libertine woman finds it for surrender. It happens in the last two thousand years…
@pecero125 жыл бұрын
Just close your eyes and listen. If you go to the opera for a production, you are wasting your time; go to the movies.
@marcellepesek30383 жыл бұрын
@@JK-xz6mj Even if you disagree with someone else, wouldn't it be nicer to remain civil please?
@FranciscoFerrerGaliana19307 жыл бұрын
Hermoso Dúo final
@annare5914 жыл бұрын
Рене поет так,словно она и вправду среди ангелов и видит лицо Господа. Забываю обо всем,слушая это дивное пение. Воистину прекрасно!
@FranciscoFerrerGaliana19308 жыл бұрын
Hermoso final.
@mariyakotenko8 ай бұрын
What aria is this?
@fludu114 жыл бұрын
Great music! Renée sounding gorgious! Thomas hampson oh well no comment
@cinziavidali411 Жыл бұрын
Thais è una delle migliori opere di Massenet
@lxrn2 жыл бұрын
The best version of Thais! Fleming has surpassed herself.
@gundhari15 жыл бұрын
Renée Fleming as a very courages singer; tries her flexibility in various roles. Gives with her wide-ranged voice "live and death" to Thais. She IS good! But not to forget other Thais'. Because It's always a question of taste. Am I a technical or a drammatical freak? Do I like the Thais of Frittoli, or the full stream of Beverly Sill's voice? Or perhaps the fine "French" voices of Elen Dosia or even more of Dorothy Kirsten? Make our personal choice!