In a Great Performances at the Met Season 14 stand-out, Anthony Roth Costanzo portrayed an Egyptian Pharoah's rise to the throne in Philip Glass' visionary masterpiece, Akhnaten.
Great Performances at the Met: Akhnaten
Akhnaten is the final part of Glass’ Portrait Trilogy. Conceived in 1975, the trilogy eventually focused on three influential historical figures: Albert Einstein (Einstein on the Beach), Mahatma Gandhi (Satyagraha) and Amenhotep IV, who renamed himself Akhnaten.
I was channel surfing one afternoon and happened upon this, and it piqued my interest. I was mesmerized, totally blown away. Never seen anything like it, and I’ve seen a lot of things in my time.
– Carol T., via FacebookJust approx 35mins in, but WOW!!! The outrageously wonderful production design, the hypnotic music… just WOW!!! #thankyou
– Noah S.
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