Philip Glass: Akhnaten

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Anthony Roth Costanzo

Akhnaten

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J’Nai Bridges

Nefertiti

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Dísella Lárusdóttir

Queen Tye

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Zachary James

Amenhotep III / A professor

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Richard Berstein

Aye

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Will Liverman

General Horemhab

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Aaron Blake

High Priest of Amon

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Lindsay Ohse

Bekhetaten

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Crew

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