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Opera in three acts. |
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Title from disc label. |
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Libretto by Philip Glass in association with Shalom Goldman, Robert Israel, RIchard Riddell and Jerome Robbins. |
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Compact discs. |
| EVENT NOTE |
Recorded live 2019 November 23 the Metropolitan Opera. |
| NOTE |
Sung in English. |
| Contents |
Year 1 of Akhnaten's reign. thebes: I. prelude: refrain, verse 1, verse 2 (12:37) Year 1 of Akhnaten's reign. thebes: II. prelude: verse 3 amenhotep III (0:31) Year 1 of Akhnaten's reign. thebes: III. scene 1: funeral of amenhotep III (7:58) Year 1 of Akhnaten's reign. thebes: IV. scene 2: coronation of Akhnaten (18:36) Year 1 of Akhnaten's reign. thebes: V. scene 3: the window of appearances (8:56) Years 5 to 15. thebes and akhetaten: I. scene 1 : the temple (12:36) Years 5 to 15. thebes and akhetaten: II. scene 2: Akhnaten and Nefertiti (12:18) Years 5 to 15. thebes and akhetaten: III. scene 3: the city amenhotep III (2:23) Years 5 to 15. thebes and akhetaten: IV. scene 3: dance (5:17) Years 5 to 15. thebes and akhetaten: V. scene 4: hymn (16:20) Year 17 and the present. Akhetaten: I. scene 1. the family (10:29) Year 17 and the present. Akhetaten: II. scene 2: attack and fall (8:00) Year 17 and the present. Akhetaten: III. scene 3: the ruins (9:35) Year 17 and the present. Akhetaten: IV. scene 4. epilogue (11:57). |
| Credits |
Producer, David Frost. |
| Performer |
Dísella Larusdóttir, soprano ; J'nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano ; Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor ; Aaron Blake, tenor ; Will Liverman, baritone ; Richard Bernstein, bass-baritone ; Zachary James, bass ; with supporting soloists ; Skills Ensemble ; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Karen Kamensek, conductor. |
| Summary |
Starring as the ancient Egyptian pharaoh who attempted to radically alter his society, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines this performance from the Live in HD series. In her Met-debut season, Karen Kamensek conducts the hypnotic score, leading a cast that also features soprano Dísella Lárusdóttir as Queen Tye, mezzo-soprano J'Nai Bridges as Nefertiti, and bass Zachary James as Amenhotep I. Phelim McDermott's endlessly inventive production filled the Met stage with breathtaking visuals, including virtuosic pattern-juggling routines by Gandini Juggling. |
| Genre |
Operas.
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Live sound recordings.
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| Add'l Names |
Goldman, Shalom, librettist.
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Israel, Robert, 1943- librettist.
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Riddell, Richard, librettist.
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Robbins, Jerome, librettist.
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Dísella Larusdóttir, singer.
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Bridges, J'nai, singer.
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Costanzo, Anthony Roth, singer.
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Blake, Aaron, singer.
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Liverman, Will, singer.
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Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone), singer.
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James, Zachary, singer.
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Kamensek, Karen, 1970- conductor.
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| Other corporate author |
Skills Ensemble, instrumentalist.
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
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| STANDARD # |
801837015423 |
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5011 Orange Mountain Music |
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