The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten
About the Event
Travel through time to another world, but one which bears startling similarities to our own. Star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo stars as the ancient Pharaoh Akhnaten, whose attempts to supplant a resistant old order with new ideas, bring revolution and death in their wake.
Phillip Glass' third biographical opera once again focuses on a figure whose ideas changed the thinking of an era. Utilising texts drawn from ancient Egypt, and Glass' characteristically‐spare compositional style, the result is a compelling work that has attracted numerous awards.
Phelim McDermott's staging won rave reviews in London and Los Angeles, and finally comes to New York's Metropolitan Opera — an iconic location for an iconic king!
Cast / Production
Production Phelim McDermott
Set and Production Design Tom Pye
Costume Design Kevin Pollard
Lighting Design Bruno Poet
Choreography Sean Gandini
Conductor Karen Kemensek
Akhnaten Anthony Rolf Costanzo
Nefertiti J'Nai Bridges
Queen Tye Dísiella Lárusdottír
High Priest of Amon Aaron Blake
Horemhab Will Liverman
Aye Richard Bernstein
Amenhotep III Zachary James
Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera
