Akhnaten

Item

Record ID

1316

Identifier

90901

Genre

Opera

Work Title

Akhnaten

Uniform Title

Akhnaten

Program/Series Title

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD ; Great Performances at the Met

Composer

Glass, Philip

Text Author

Glass, Philip ; Goldman, Shalom.

Production Year

2019

Transmission/Release Date

2019-11-23 (Theater transmission) ; 2020-04--05 (PBS)

Transmission/Release Year

2019

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