Opera fans across the nation can head to local movie theaters to check out Massenet's "Thias" presented by the Metropolitan Opera. The new production of the opera will be shown live in HD for the best viewing experience.

The opera tells the story of an Egyptian courtesan, played by Renée Fleming, who is searching for spiritual guidance and Thomas Hampson, who plays the monk Athanaël that falls from grace.

According to Fathom, the musical score is presented in a new production by John Cox with Jesús López-Cobos acting as the conductor.

The presentation has a running time of 3 hours and 21 minutes, but offers 2 intermissions. For those who miss the live streaming HD performance, other encores performances are played on other nights by certain theaters.

For more information, go to www.fathomevents.com to view participating theaters and show times for encore performances.