by Massenet

Date: Sunday, January 10 at 2:45pm
Tickets: $20
Run Time: 2 hours, 19 minutes with 1 intermission
Language: In French with English Subtitles
Location: Mountain Cinema in the Doctorow Center for the Arts, Rte. 23A, Village of Hunter, NY
Information: 518-263-2002 (recorded information) or 518-263-4702 (during hours of operation)

The monk Athanaël converts the beautiful courtesan Thaïs to Christianity, despite the many warnings of his friends. Thaïs eventually agrees to renounce her worldly possessions and join a convent. It is only upon their arrival at the convent that Athanaël realizes he will never see the beautiful Thaïs again. After their separation, he is consumed by desire for her, and has a vision of her imminent death. He returns to convent to see her, and finds her on her deathbed. He confesses his love and extols the power of earthly desire, but Thaïs has been changed forever -- she sees him only as the man who brought her to salvation.