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Impressive tale of passion and piety ; OPERA
From: Evening Standard - London
Date: 20070628
Author:Barry Millington
Thas Covent Garden ****
THE holy man falling prey to the temptations of the flesh has long proved an alluring subject to writers, composers and newspaper editors alike. Massenet's Thas, based on a novel by Anatole France, caused a sensation in Paris in 1894 though the "wardrobe malfunction" that exposed more of the leading lady, Sibyl Sanderson, than was expected may have contributed.
The holy man in question, the monk Athanael, has wet dreams about the courtesan Thas, and decides he has to save her soul. He leads her to God, falling in love with her in the process, only to find she has ...
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