The Metropolitan Opera presents the company premiere of Philip Glass's modern masterpiece Akhnaten on November 8, 2019, with performances continuing through December 7. Akhnaten explores the life of ...

J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, and Dísella Lárusdóttir as the Egyptian royal family in Akhnaten. Karen Almond / Met Opera The melancholy opera Akhnaten, with its oracular texts and elegantly ...

One of the greatest successes of recent Met seasons is Philip Glass's AKHNATEN, first seen in 2019. I saw it three times that year and fell under its spell each time.It is being revived this season.

He has written around 30, depending how you count. Listen to some highlights. By Seth Colter Walls Philip Glass began his operatic career in the 1970s and ’80s with a trilogy focused on great ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Through eight performances from Nov. 8 to Dec. 7, the Metropolitan Opera ...

The upcoming weekly lineup in the Metropolitan Opera's Nightly Met Streams series includes filmed presentations of two Philip Glass operas, neither of which are usually cataloged in the New York City ...

In early November, when The Metropolitan Opera staged a revival of composer Philip Glass' opera "Akhnaten," New York Times critic Anthony Tommasini explained the show's appear this way: "(T)he ...

Akhnaten is opera as therapy, as cocoon, as mindfulness exercise, clean as Marie Kondo’s living room and every bit as consoling. When you reduce your musical possessions to the barest minimum (hell, ...

If that idea appals you it’s worth suppressing your doubts, because it turns out that the greatest trick on display in this mesmerising show isn’t ball skills at all, it’s conjuring – dramatic sleight ...

Ten years ago, Costanzo had surgery that threatened to destroy his singing voice. Now the countertenor is starring as a gender-fluid Egyptian... After Nearly Losing His Voice To Cancer, Anthony Roth ...

Performances in N.Y.C. “Akhnaten” is coming to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time. Here’s what it takes to hold an audience’s attention for three hours. Credit...Video by Devin Yalkin Supported ...

Philip Glass is one of the most influential modern composers of the late 20th century. Learning to appreciate all forms of music from his father, who owned a record store, Glass has worked on ...