Akhnaten /

Akhnaten /

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Loosely follows the real story of the Egyptain ruler Akhnaten's rise to power, the erecting of his new city and the fall of his dynasty

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glass, Philip (Librettist)
Corporate Authors: Improbable Skills Ensemble (Performer), Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Chorus (Performer), Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Orchestra (Performer)
Other Authors: Dísella Larusdóttir (Singer), Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone) (Singer), Blake, Aaron (Singer), Briccetti, Louisa (Producer), Bridges, J'Nai (Singer), Costanzo, Anthony Roth (Singer), DiDonato, Joyce (Interviewer), Gandini, Sean (choreographer (expression)), Goldman, Shalom (Librettist), Halvorson, Gary (Director), Israel, Robert, 1939- (Librettist), James, Zachary (Singer), Kamensek, Karen, 1970- (Conductor), Liverman, Will (Singer), Poet, Bruno (Lighting designer), Pollard, Kevin (Costume designer), Riddell, Richard (Librettist), Robbins, Jerome (Librettist), Warivonchik, Victoria (Producer)
Format: Unknown
Language:Akkadian
Ancient Egyptian
English
Hebrew
French
German
Spanish
Published: [New York] : [East Hampton, New York] : The Metropolitan Opera ; [Orange Mountain Music], [2021]
Series:Metropolitan Opera HD live
Subjects:
Akhenaton, > King of Egypt > Drama
Akhenaton, > King of Egypt
Operas
Drama
Filmed performances
Spectacles filmés
Description
Summary:Loosely follows the real story of the Egyptain ruler Akhnaten's rise to power, the erecting of his new city and the fall of his dynasty
Item Description:Extras: Backstage with host Joyce DiDonato; Peter Gelb interviews Phelim McDermott; interview with Sean Gandini and Kati Ylä-hokkala; interview with Anthony Roth Costanzo; interview with Milan Milisavljevič; interview with J'nai Bridges; interview with Karen Kamensek; interview with Elissa Iberi; interview with Zachary James; interview with Dísella Lárusdóttir; interview with Aaron Blake, Richard Bernstein and Will Liverman
Libretto by Philip Glass in association with Shalom Goldman, Robert Israel, Richard Riddell and Jerome Robbins ; vocal text drawn from original sources by Shalom Goldman
Opera in three acts
Program notes and synopsis in English (1 volume (18 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)) laid in container
Title from screen; series statement from ending credits
Physical Description:1 videodisc (172 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format:DVD; NTSC; all regions; 16:9 widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 and LPCM 2.0
Production Credits:Production by Phelim McDermott ; set and projection designer, Tom Pye ; costume designer, Kevin Pollard ; lighting designer, Bruno Poet ; choreographer, Sean Gandini

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