Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo stars as the revolutionary title pharaoh of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten tonight at 8PM as part of our free Summer HD Festival. The cast also features J'Nai Bridges, Mezzo-Soprano as Queen Nefertiti and bass Zachary James as Amenhotep I. Director Phelim McDermott brings ancient Egypt to life with striking stage tableaux and features the mesmerizing Gandini Juggling company. Karen Kamensek conducts. The screenings are free and open to the public, with approximately 2

Philip Glass’s meditative masterpiece Akhnaten—a hit when it had its Met premiere in 2019—returns to our stage tonight, May 19, in a powerful production by Phelim McDermott. Karen Kamensek retakes the podium to conduct a spellbinding cast that features countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb, seen here in an excerpt of Akhnaten and Neferiti’s Act II love duet. On stage through June 10: bit.ly/3LWLp3Z Videography by Neville Braithwaite / Met Opera | The Metropolitan Oper

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