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Massenet: Thaïs - Gomez, McKinney, Egerton; Delacôte. Wexford, 1974
$8.95
Description:
This performance from the Wexford festival belongs to the little-known baritone Thomas McKinney, in the showy role of Athanaël. McKinney has a lovely, supple instrument that he uses incredibly intelligently and with great attention to detail.
Jill Gomez' Thaïs fades into the background a bit when opposite him, but she more than holds her own in the role’s challenging heights, floating effortlessly above the ensembles of Act I and plunging into despair for the Act II confrontation. Francis Egerton, a Covent Garden stalwart, gets a nice showing here as the playboy Nicias.
In Stereo
OD 11306-2
