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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 .
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.
Akhnaten (opera) Appomattox (opera) B. La Belle et la Bête (opera) C. ... The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 (opera) Monsters of Grace; O. Orphée (Glass) P.
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.
Glass Pieces for orchestra (1983, orchestral versions of "Funeral" from Akhnaten and Floe and Façades, for Jerome Robbins' ballet) Prelude and Dance from Akhnaten for orchestra (1983) the CIVIL warS – the Cologne Section for orchestra with optional mixed chorus (1984) Two Interludes from the CIVIL warS – the Rome Section for orchestra (1984)
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".
She made her Metropolitan Opera debut reprising her role in Akhnaten in November 2019, and her Washington National Opera debut as Delilah in Samson and Delilah by Saint-Saëns in March 2020. [12] [13] The COVID-19 pandemic put her on-stage career on hold in favor of virtual programing.