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PHILIP GLASS: AKHNATEN (recorded)

TCH WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ANTENNA GROUP
Opera in three acts, libretto by Philip Glass in association with Shalom Goldman, Robert Israel, Richard Riddell και Jerome Robbins
With Greek subtitles
Total run time including the intervals: around 3,5 hours
The Met has traditionally put on a new, big production every November. Phelim McDermott, whose productions include the hugely successful Satyagrahaby Philip Glass, returns to the Met with a new staging of Glass’s Akhnaten. Anthony Roth Costanzo sings the title role of the Egyptian pharaoh who attempted to inspire his people to adopt a new religion, abandoning the worship of the old gods for that of a single deity. In her Met debut, J’Nai Bridges sings the role of Nefertiti, Akhnaten’s bride, and Dísella Lárusdóttir is Queen Tye, the pharaoh’s mother.
A special note is given to the production by the participation of the Gandini Juggling Company, with choreography, juggling tricks and acrobatics in perfect harmony with the musical score. Karen Kamensek conducts in her Met debut.
This production of Akhnaten was originally created by LA Opera, Improbable, and English National Opera, where it premiered, winning the 2017 Olivier Award for Best New Opera Production.

ARTISTS

Director Phelim McDermott
Set Designer Tom Pye
Costume Designer Kevin Pollard
Lighting Designer Bruno Poet
Choreographer Sean Gandini

Queen Tye Dísella Lárusdóttir
Nefertiti J’Nai Bridges
Akhnaten Anthony Roth Costanzo
High Priest of Amon Aaron Blake
Horemhab Will Liverman
Aye Richard Bernstein
The Scribe Zachary James
 
The MET Orchestra
Conductor Karen Kamensek

TICKET PRICES

15€, 10€ (reduced)

  • 24 November 2019
    Sun     19:55  (EMILIOS RIADIS HALL M2)