Massenet’s opera Thaïs, set in Roman Egypt is about a Cenobite monk, Athanaël, who attempts to convert Thaïs, a courtesan of Alexandria and devotée of Venus. The radiant Renée Fleming played the Egyptian courtesan in search of spiritual sustenance, and Thomas Hampson was the monk who falls from grace. Renée Fleming is generally considered one of the world's leading classical sopranos. She regularly performs in opera houses and concert halls worldwide.

Evren Azeloglu, GSAS '08
Emma Balazs, CU SoA Staff
Graham Becker, GS '91
Frank Brecher, SIPA '58
Yasmin Chaudhri, CC '98
Andrea Covini, GSAS '07
Alexandria Cox, BC '05
Anthony Deckoff, SIPA '07
Lindsay Dorrance, GSAS '09
Iris Fass, Barnard '74, GSAS '79
Susan Gitelson, BC '63, SIPA '66, GSAS '70
Sarah Harrington, BC '02
David Harrington, SoA '09
Randall Holl, GSAPP '07
Joseph Ippolito, CC '74, Law '76
Sharon Kam, CC '06
Donald Laufer, CC '55, Law '57
Jamie Lee, GSAS '06
Margaret Lim, GS '06, SIPA '08
Michelle Lodge, JRN '83
Malwina Lys-Dobradin, CC '05, SCE '08
Eve Mayer, JRN '52
Aizhan Mitteldorf, SW '04
Asha Moorthy, GSAS '04, '06
Carolyn Philippe, SEAS '92
Edmund Reiter, GSAS '61, SIPA '61
Samantha Remeika, SIPA '08
Janet Roen, MD '77
Justin Rosen, GS/JTS '08
Joanne Tu, TC '08
Mercedes Vargas, CC '99
Chelsea Wald, CC '00
Jennifer Williford, CC '98
Basilia Yao, CC '99