About The Event
GTMF’s season of Live in HD broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera continues with the company premiere of Philip Glass’ modern masterpiece, Akhnaten. The transcendental performancestars countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo as the enigmatic title pharaoh who transformed ancient Egypt. To match the opera’s hypnotic and ritualistic music, director Phelim McDermott offers an arresting vision (hailed as “astonishing theater” by The Guardian) that includes a virtuosic company of acrobats and jugglers.
Featured Performers
Karen Kamensek, Conductor
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 III
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Credit: Classical Arts Ireland