Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Akhnaten

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(Photo Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) Opera is a way in which we can creatively examine momentous historical shifts and rediscover the possibilities of radical change in an existentially emblematic and exuberant way, especially at the Met. However, what is it that makes this art form balanced enough not to tip over into becoming purposefully deceptive and overly politically {…}

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Anthony Roth Costanzo & Zachary James Lead ‘Akhnaten’ Revival

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to revive Philip Glass’s “Akhnaten.” The production will return for six performances from May 19 to June 10, 2022 after the production won a Grammy Award. When the production premiered in 2019 OperaWire said, “Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James Lead The Best Met Production of the Year.” For the {…}

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‘Akhnaten’ Star Anthony Roth Costanzo Made Visiting Fellow at Oxford for Helping Boost Egyptology

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Photo: Matthew Placek “Akhnaten” star Anthony Roth Costanzo has caught the attention of Academia through his depiction of the opera’s titular Egyptian Pharoah. According to Bloomberg, Oxford University has made the singer a visiting fellow at its Centre for the Humanities. The fellowship will begin in November 2022. Bloomberg reported Richard Bruce Parkinson, an Oxford professor of Egyptology and former {…}

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Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Akhnaten’ To Be Broadcast on PBS This April

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In continuation of the 2019-20 Great Performances Series, PBS will present the Live in HD broadcast of “Akhnaten” from the Metropolitan Opera on Sunday, April 5, 2020 The broadcast will kick off at 12 p.m. EDT. The cast includes Anthony Roth Constanzo in the title role alongside J’Nai Bridges as Nefertiti, Dísell Lárusdóttir as Queen Tye, and Zachary James as {…}

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Met Opera Confirm ‘Akhnaten’ Return in 2021-22, Offers Free Tickets

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The Metropolitan Opera has confirmed that it will be reviving Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten” during the 2021-22 season. Moreover, the company is offering some lucky fans with an opportunity to get early tickets for the production. “The response to this fall’s new production of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten was so overwhelming that we’ve decided to bring the opera back during the 2021–22 {…}

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Peter Gelb Confirms Met Opera Return of ‘Akhnaten’ in Coming Seasons

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The Metropolitan Opera will revive its hugely successful production of “Akhnaten” in two seasons, per The New York Times’ Zachary Woolfe. The announcement was made by General Manager Peter Gelb. This will continue a trend of reviving Glass operas at the Met within four years of its initial premiere. “The Voyage” had its world premiere in 1992 and was revived {…}

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‘Akhnaten’s’ Zachary James to Present ‘Das Rhinestone’ At The Slipper Room in NYC

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Zachary James, the star of the Met Opera’s current production of “Akhnaten” is set to appear at The Slipper Room with a presentation of “Das Rhinestone,” a Wagnerian Burlesque Extravaganza on Dec. 23, 2019. The event, which will feature vaudeville, pastiche and a number of surprising operatic moments. Among the artists that will be joining James (who will play the {…}

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Met Opera Live in HD 2019-20 Preview: Anthony Roth Costanzo Stars in Philip Glass’ ‘Akhnaten’

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) The Met Opera’s Live in HD series for the 2019-20 season continues this Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 with a transmission of Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten.” The broadcast, which kicks off 12:55 p.m. Eastern time and is set to end a little past 4 p.m. local time. It will star Anthony Roth Costanzo, Dísella Lárusdóttir, Aaron {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: Akhnaten

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Philip Glass has a solid trajectory at the Metropolitan Opera. Though few of his operas have had major representation at the hallowed house, their scant performances have tended to be major successes, often flanked by fantastically conceived productions that manage to get the utmost of his meditative masterworks. “Satyagraha” remains one of the great achievements in the Peter Gelb era, {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Akhnaten

Anthony Roth Costanzo & Zachary James Lead ‘Akhnaten’ Revival

‘Akhnaten’ Star Anthony Roth Costanzo Made Visiting Fellow at Oxford for Helping Boost Egyptology

Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Akhnaten’ To Be Broadcast on PBS This April

Met Opera Confirm ‘Akhnaten’ Return in 2021-22, Offers Free Tickets

Peter Gelb Confirms Met Opera Return of ‘Akhnaten’ in Coming Seasons

‘Akhnaten’s’ Zachary James to Present ‘Das Rhinestone’ At The Slipper Room in NYC

Met Opera Live in HD 2019-20 Preview: Anthony Roth Costanzo Stars in Philip Glass’ ‘Akhnaten’

Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Review: Akhnaten