Philip Glass ventured to the Emory University campus for a performance of his opera Akhnaten and to receive the President's Award from the university. Glass was honored for both his prodigious musical ...

The final opera in Philip Glass’s “portrait” trilogy, Akhnaten, which premiered in 1984, had its Metropolitan debut this season. (The first two in the trilogy, Einstein on the Beach and Satyagraha, ...

The Metropolitan Opera presents the company premiere of Philip Glass's modern masterpiece Akhnaten on November 8, 2019, with performances continuing through December 7. Akhnaten explores the life of ...

J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, and Dísella Lárusdóttir as the Egyptian royal family in Akhnaten. Karen Almond / Met Opera The melancholy opera Akhnaten, with its oracular texts and elegantly ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten,” his third opera, had its premiere in Stuttgart ...

A great operatic experience doesn't require a huge hall, fancy scenery or high prices. Sometimes musical flair and theatrical imagination will do the trick even better. For a demonstration of ...

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Before Los Angeles Opera’s production of Philip Glass’ “Akhnaten” opened, general director Plácido Domingo occasionally would take a break from his office at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and slip ...

The year Philip Glass’ meditative minimalist opera “Akhnaten” had its world premiere in 1983, Ronald Reagan was president, the final episode of “M*A*S*H” aired, the first Hooters opened and no one had ...

Who was Akhnaten? For composer Philip Glass, this mysterious Egyptian pharaoh, said to be Queen Nefertiti’s husband and the father of King Tutankhamen, was a rebel-hero. In the 14th century B.C.E., ...