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Akhnaten is an opera in three acts based on the life and religious convictions of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), [1] written by the American composer Philip Glass in 1983. The libretto is by Philip Glass in association with Shalom Goldman, Robert Israel, Richard Riddell , and Jerome Robbins .
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Oct 31, 2023 · One of composer Philip Glass's three 'portrait' operas, Akhnaten takes us back to the time of the Pharaohs and follows the real story of Akhnaten's rise and fall. An immersive opera that showcases Glass's influential musical style, take a sneak peek at the mesmerising spectacle that is Akhnaten.
Akhnaten is one of Philip Glass’s three large-scale operas based on a “big idea,” in this case monotheism, following Einstein on the Beach, which dealt with new notions of time and space, and Satyagraha, which explored the spiritual and political revelation of non-violence.
Philip Glass’s Akhnaten On January 6, 1907, the entrance to a rock-cut tomb was uncovered in the Valley of the Kings outside modern-day Luxor, Egypt. The mummy safeguarded within may have been the preserved body of the pharaoh Akhnaten (today more commonly known as Akhenaten).
Read the synopsis of the English opera Akhnaten by Philip Glass on Opera-Arias.com. With links to other information and other operas.
One of the biggest hits of the Met Opera’s 2019–20 season, Philip Glass’s Akhnaten is the third installment in the composer’s Portrait Trilogy focused on revolutionary figures from world history.
