Enjoy the best of opera and art in this monthly series at Sachem Public Library. This month's film, Thais, will be shown on September 15 at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Renee Fleming triumphs as the glamorous courtesan, Thais, in Massenet's romantic tragedy set in fourth-century Alexandria. The timeless struggle between earthly desire and spiritual redemption finally destroys the resolve of the monk Athanael (Thomas Hampson), just as the newly penitent Thais ascends heavenward. Based on the novel by Anatole France. (2008, NR-2:18)
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