After an acclaimed 2019 run, Philip Glass's Akhnaten is back on the Met Opera stage. Get Akhnaten tickets now.
Philip Glass’s mesmerizing modern masterpiece—a smash-hit in its 2019 company-premiere run—returns in Phelim McDermott’s unforgettable production, which brings ancient Egypt to vivid life with striking stage tableaux and a troupe of jugglers. Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo reprises his celebrated turn as the revolutionary pharaoh Akhnaten, with mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb as his wife and queen, Nefertiti. Once again at the helm is conductor Karen Kamensek, a noted master of Glass’s music.
Running time:
3 hours 30 minutes
Categories:
Akhnaten CAST AND CREATIVE
By:
Philip Glass
Director:
Phelim McDermott
Songs by:
Philip Glass
Lighting:
Bruno Poet
Design:
Tom Pye
Choreography:
Sean Gandini
Costume:
Kevin Pollard
Other info:
Projection design by Tom Pye
The Metropolitan Opera
Address:
30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, United States
Nearest subway station:
1