Akhnaten

English National Opera's Akhnaten

Show Info Cast & Creative Age & Content Guide

Genre Opera/Dance

Venue

London Coliseum Get directions

First Performance 04/03/2016

Closing 18/03/2016

Running Time 2h50

Exploring the life and religious convictions of the Egyptian pharaoh, Akhnaten arrives at the London Coliseum for its first staging in the capital for 30 years.

Forming the last of Philip Glass’ trilogy of ‘portrait’ operas in which he looks at figures from the fields of science (Einstein), politics (Gandhi) and religion (Akhnaten), this hypnotically mesmerising work uses texts drawn from ancient hymns, prayers, letters and inscriptions sung in their original Egyptian, Hebrew and Akkadian.

English National Opera’s new production is directed by Improbable’s Phelim McDermott and follows his spectacular stagings of Glass’ Satyagraha and The Perfect American. Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo sings the title role, while conductor Karen Kamensek, a specialist in Glass’s music, makes her ENO debut.

The production is sung in Egyptian, Hebrew and Akkadian with no surtitles.

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Cast

Anthony Roth Costanzo

Creative

Director - Phelim McDermott

Producer - English National Opera

Conductor - Karen Kamensek

Set Designer - Tom Pye

Music By - Philip Glass

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