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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 .
Anthony Roth Costanzo (born 8 May 1982) is an American countertenor.He began his career in musical theater at the age of 11. Costanzo is a graduate of Princeton University and of the Manhattan School of Music. [1]
The Witches of Venice, children's opera-ballet (1997) Monsters of Grace, chamber opera for the Philip Glass Ensemble (1998, with 3D digital footage directed by Robert Wilson, libretto from works of Jalaluddin Rumi) In the Penal Colony for voices and string quintet (2000, libretto after the short story by Franz Kafka)
Akhnaten (opera) Appomattox (opera) B. La Belle et la Bête (opera) C. The Civil Wars: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down; E. Einstein on the Beach;
Songs from the Trilogy is a 1989 compilation album of songs from Philip Glass’ operas Einstein on the Beach, Satyagraha, and Akhnaten. Many of the songs on the album have been altered or shortened from their original composition.
Zachary "Zach" James (born December 7, 1981) is an American actor and singer. He is known for originating the roles of Lurch in The Addams Family on Broadway, the role of Abraham Lincoln in Philip Glass's opera The Perfect American, and Amenhotep III in the Olivier and Grammy Award-winning production of Akhnaten.
In addition, this opera featured an actor reciting ancient Egyptian texts in the language of the audience. Akhnaten was commissioned by the Stuttgart Opera in a production designed by Achim Freyer. It premiered simultaneously at the Houston Opera in a production directed by David Freeman and designed by Peter Sellars. At the time of the ...
The "Hymn to the Aten" was set to music by Philip Glass in his 1984 opera Akhnaten. The lyrics and meter of Bob Dylan's 1964 song " When the Ship Comes In " are remarkably similar to the first six stanzas of the "Great Hymn to the Aten".