Met Opera Encore: Akhnaten (Philip Glass)
2019 / 2020 Programme

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Met Opera Encore: Akhnaten (Philip Glass)
2019 / 2020 Programme
5 January 2020
€12 – €15
Date and Time
Encore: Sunday, 5 January 2020, 2:30PM
Venue: Spazju Kreattiv Cinema
Phelim McDermott, whose productions include the hugely successful Satyagraha by Philip
Glass, returns to the Met with a new staging of Glass’s Akhnaten, conducted by Karen
Kamensek in her Met debut. 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.
One of the staging’s distinctive visual features is provided by the Gandini Juggling Company,
whose movements are perfectly choreographed with the orchestral score. 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.
Encore
Adults: €15
Concessions (students u elderly): €12
Full Season Ticket for Encore: €120 (discounted rate instead of €150)
- Conductor: Karen Kamensek
Production: Phelim McDermott
Set Designer: Tom Pye
Costume Designer: Kevin Pollard
Lighting Designer: Bruno Poet
Choreographer: Sean Gandini