The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten (2019)

ALL 11/23/2019 (en) Music, History 172 Min
  • Release
    11/23/2019
  • Production
    The Metropolitan Opera
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  • Original title
    The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
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Overview

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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  1. Anthony Roth Costanzo

    Akhnaten

  2. J’Nai Bridges

    Nefertiti

  3. Dísella Lárusdóttir

    Queen Tye

  4. Zachary James

    Amenhotep III / A professor

  5. Richard Berstein

    Aye

  6. Will Liverman

    General Horemhab

  7. Aaron Blake

    High Priest of Amon

  8. Lindsay Ohse

    Bekhetaten

  9. Karen Chia-ling Ho

    Meretaten

  10. Chrystal E. Williams

    Maketaten

  11. Annie Rosen

    Ankhesenpaaten

  12. Olivia Vote

    Neferneferuaten

  13. Suzanne Hendrix

    Sotopenre

  14. Christian J. Conner

    Young Tutankhamun

  15. Joyce DiDonato

    Self - Host

  16. Karen Kamensek

    Self - Conductor

  17. MET Orchestra

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 17 , Crews : 21

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The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten (2019) 172 Min

ALL 11/23/2019 (en)
Music, History
  • Release 11/23/2019
  • Production
    The Metropolitan Opera
  • Original title The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Phelim McDermott, Gary Halvorson

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Louisa Briccetti, Victoria Warivonchik

    Producer