Akhnaten
Item
Record ID
1316
Identifier
90901
Genre
Work Title
Akhnaten
Uniform Title
Akhnaten
Program/Series Title
Metropolitan Opera Live in HD ; Great Performances at the Met
Composer
Text Author
Glass, Philip ; Goldman, Shalom.
Production Year
2019
Transmission/Release Date
2019-11-23 (Theater transmission) ; 2020-04--05 (PBS)
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
Theater transmission / PBS
Conductor/Music Director
Kamensek, Karen
Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera
Chorus/Choir
Metropolitan Opera
Soloists
Anthony Roth Costanzo (Akhnaten) ; J'Nai Bridges (Nefertiti) ; D'isella Larusdottir (Queen Tye) ; Richard Bernstein (Aye) ; Aaron Blake (High Priest) ; Zachary James (Amenhotep III) ; Will Liverman (General Horemhab). Skills Ensemble (Jugglers)
Participants
Joyce DiDonato (Host)
TV/Film Director
Halvorson, Gary
Stage Director
McDermott, Phelim
Sets
Pye, Tom
Costumes
Pollard, Kevin
Choreography
Gandini, Sean
Production Company
Metropolitan Opera Company, Inc.
Producer
Bongiovanni, Mia ; Briccetti, Louisa ; Warivonchik, Victoria (Producers)
Executive Producer
Gelb, Peter
Technical Information
HDTV
Other Information
Features: DiDonato interviews with Larusdottir, Bridges, Costanzo, Blake, Liverman, Bernstein, James, Principal Violist Milan Milisavljevic and Kamensek. Gelb interview with Production Director McDermott. DiDonato juggling feature with Gandini and Skills Ensemble. DiDonato with head of costume shop Alissa Lberti showing details of costumes. Video preview of remaining HD season. Text: Phillip Glass, Shalom Goldman, Robert Israel, Richard Riddell and Jerome Robbins. Vocal text drawn from original sources by Shalom Goldman.
Duration
ca.225'
Company
Metropolitan Opera
Sourcemat
DLCAT - 401