The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten
2019, English. Directed by Phelim McDermott & Gary Halvorson.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 52m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Phelim McDermottDirector
- Gary HalvorsonDirector
- Anthony Roth CostanzoAkhnaten
- J’Nai BridgesNefertiti
- Dísella LárusdóttirQueen Tye
- Zachary JamesAmenhotep III / A professor
- Richard BersteinAye
- Will LivermanGeneral Horemhab
- Aaron BlakeHigh Priest of Amon
- Lindsay OhseBekhetaten
- Karen Chia-ling HoMeretaten
- Chrystal E. WilliamsMaketaten
- Annie RosenAnkhesenpaaten
- Olivia VoteNeferneferuaten
Details
- Released
- 23 November 2019
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Philip Glass
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The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten (2019) was directed by Phelim McDermott and Gary Halvorson and stars Anthony Roth Costanzo, J’Nai Bridges, Dísella Lárusdóttir.