Even among a group of classical music experts, you’d be hard pushed to find anyone who could instantly tell you the plot of French composer Jules Massenet’s relatively unknown opera Thaïs. Instead, ...

Symphony Sundays aims to share some of the greatest recent performances given by our indoor ensembles. Our first post features the Purdue Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Professor Adam Bodony, ...

December 9, 2024 • Discover a wide range of this year's most compelling classical music, from symphonic thrill rides and soaring voices to delicate baroque suites, ambient adventures and one ...

Jules Massenet’s Thaïs was once nearly a staple of the operatic repertoire but faded from view outside of France by the mid-20th century. The 1894 work is a heady mixture of repressed passion and ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The Spoleto Festival Orchestra will perform during the opera “Thais.” Credit: Spoleto Festival USA ...

Athanaël lives in the desert in a monastic brotherhood with other ascetics and they have forsaken all worldly goods and desires. But this is not enough for Athanaël: he is ambitious and wants to ...