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

 

 

 

Details

Date:
5 January 2020
Cost:
€12 – €15
Event Category:
http://ticketenginex.kreattivita.org?eventname=MET+Encore+Akhnaten

Venue

Spazju Kreattiv Cinema
St James Cavalier, Castille Place
Valletta, Malta
Phone:
+356 2122 3200

Other

Duration 236 minutes
Creative Team Conductor: Karen Kamensek, Production: Phelim McDermott
With the participation of Dísella Lárusdóttir (Queen Tye), J’Nai Bridges (Nefertiti), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Akhnaten), Aaron Blake (High Priest of Amon), Will Liverman (Horemhab), Richard Bernstein (Aye), Zachary James (Amenhotep)