Akhnaten

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Akhnaten

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines American composer Philip Glass’s transcendent contemporary creation, with Karen Kamensek conducting.

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines American composer Philip Glass’s transcendent contemporary creation, with Karen Kamensek conducting. Phelim McDermott’s stunning production employs a virtuosic company of acrobats and jugglers to conjure a mystical reimagining of ancient Egypt.

Akhnaten will be performed without subtitles, except for scene titles and select texts.

Music: Philip Glass
Language: Various

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Akhnaten

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Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role of Glass's "Akhnaten." Photo: Paola Kudacki / Met Opera

A scene from Glass's "Akhnaten" with Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role. Photo: Richard Hubert Smith / English National Opera

A scene from Glass's "Akhnaten" with Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role. Photo: Richard Hubert Smith / English National Opera

A scene from Glass's "Akhnaten." Photo: Richard Hubert Smith / English National Opera

Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role of Glass's "Akhnaten." Photo: Richard Hubert Smith / English National Opera

Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role of Glass's "Akhnaten." Photo: Richard Hubert Smith / English National Opera

Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role of Glass's "Akhnaten." Photo: Richard Hubert Smith / English National Opera

STARRING

CONDUCTOR

KAREN KAMENSEK

CONDUCTOR

KAREN KAMENSEK

NEFERTITI

J'NAI BRIDGES

NEFERTITI

J'NAI BRIDGES

ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO

AKHNATEN

ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO

AKHNATEN

ANTHONY ROTH COSTANZO

AKHNATEN CAST SHEET

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