Thaïs at Gran Teatre del Liceu

Egypt. Athanaël, a monk, wants to convert the courtesan Thaïs to Christianity. She tries to seduce him but he persists and manages to win her over. After leaving her in a nunnery, he realizes he loves her. Time goes by and Athanaël dreams that Thaïs is dying. He wakes up and rushes to the nunnery to find her on her death-bed. Thaïs thanks him for saving her soul and he confesses his love. But she dies in ecstasy, oblivious to his words.