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The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten( 2019)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      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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      Karen Chia-ling Ho

      Meretaten

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      Chrystal E. Williams

      Maketaten

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      Annie Rosen

      Ankhesenpaaten

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      Olivia Vote

      Neferneferuaten

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      Suzanne Hendrix

      Sotopenre

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      Christian J. Conner

      Young Tutankhamun

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      Joyce DiDonato

      Self - Host

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      Karen Kamensek

      Self - Conductor

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      MET Orchestra

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    English

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    • the metropolitan opera