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Akhnaten
Title
Akhnaten / Philip Glass.
Publication
[New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [2019]
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (2 hr., 52 min., 43 sec.)) : sound, color
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Sung in English; English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Swedish or Polish subtitles.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
One of the biggest hits of the 2019-20 season, Philip Glass's Akhnaten is the third installment in the composer's Portrait Trilogy focused on revolutionary figures from world history. Starring as the ancient Egyptian pharaoh who attempted to radically alter his society, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines this performance from the Live in HD series. In her Met-debut season, Karen Kamensek conducts the hypnotic score, leading a cast that also features soprano Dísella Lárusdóttir as Queen Tye, mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges as Nefertiti, and bass Zachary James as Amenhotep I. Phelim McDermott's endlessly inventive production fills the Met stage with breathtaking visuals, including virtuosic pattern-juggling routines by Gandini Juggling.
Variant and related titles
Met opera on demand OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 20, 2024
Performers
Anthony Roth Costanzo, J'Nai Bridges, Zachary James ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Karen Kamensek, conductor.
Contents
Opening credits
Introduction by Joyce DiDonato
Prelude: Refrain, Verse 1, Verse 2
Prelude: Verse 3
Funeral of Amenhotep III
The Coronation of Akhnaten
The Window of Appearances
Introduction to Act II by Joyce DiDonato
The Temple
Akhnaten and Nefertiti
The City
Dance
Hymn
Introduction to Act III by Joyce DiDonato
The Family
Attack and Fall
The Ruins
Epilogue
Bows and closing credits
Backstage at the Met with host Joyce DiDonato. Peter Gelb interviews Phelim McDermott ; Interview with Sean Gandini and Kati Ylä-Hokkala ; Interview with Anthony Roth Costanzo ; Interview with Milan Milisavljević ; Interview with J'Nai Bridges ; Interview with Karen Kamensek ; Interview with Elissa Iberti ; Interview with Zachary James ; Interview with Dísella Lárusdóttir ; Interview with Richard Bernstein, Aaron Blake and Will Liverman.
Subjects
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
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