The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten

The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten (2019)


  • Genre: Music, History
  • Release Date: 2019-11-23
  • User Rating: 9/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 52min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Metropolitan Opera
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Phelim McDermott, Gary Halvorson.
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Philip Glass’ opera “Akhnaten”, premiered in Stuttgart in 1984, forms the third part of the portrait opera trilogy about personalities who have influenced the course of human history. The conclusion of the trilogy deals with the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten, who attempted to establish a kind of monotheistic cult around the god Aton during his reign in the 14th century BC, but failed due to the resistance of the priesthood. The production presented here was undoubtedly one of the very great successes of the 2019/20 season at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, due not only to the outstanding cast of singers (led by countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo) but also to Phelim McDermott’s imaginative staging, which captivates with sometimes breathtaking imagery.

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  • Anthony Roth Costanzo

    as Akhnaten

  • J’Nai Bridges

    as Nefertiti

  • Dísella Lárusdóttir

    as Queen Tye

  • Zachary James

    as Amenhotep III / A professor

  • Richard Berstein

    as Aye

  • Will Liverman

    as General Horemhab

  • Aaron Blake

    as High Priest of Amon

  • Lindsay Ohse

    as Bekhetaten

  • Karen Chia-ling Ho

    as Meretaten

  • Chrystal E. Williams

    as Maketaten

  • Annie Rosen

    as Ankhesenpaaten

  • Olivia Vote

    as Neferneferuaten

  • Suzanne Hendrix

    as Sotopenre

  • Christian J. Conner

    as Young Tutankhamun

  • Joyce DiDonato

    as Self - Host

  • Karen Kamensek

    as Self - Conductor

  • MET Orchestra

    as
Crew Sean Gandini Choreographer
Costume & Make-Up Kevin Pollard Costume Designer
Sound Philip Glass Music
Sound Karen Kamensek Conductor
Lighting Bruno Poet Lighting Design
Art Phelim McDermott Production Design
Production Louisa Briccetti Producer
Writing Philip Glass Writer
Production Mia Bongiovanni Supervising Producer
Crew Paul Cremo Dramaturgy
Art Tom Pye Set Designer
Production Elena Park Supervising Producer
Production Victoria Warivonchik Producer
Production Peter Gelb Executive Producer
Directing Phelim McDermott Director
Crew Tom Pye Projection
Sound David Frost Music Producer
Crew Ron Washburn Technical Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Tera Willis Makeup & Hair
Directing Gary Halvorson Director
Writing Shalom Goldman Co-Writer

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