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 Akhnaten returns to the Met stage this week in Phelim McDermott’s Grammy Award–winning production. Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo leads a standout cast that also includes soprano Dísella Lárusdóttir, mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb, and bass-baritone Zachary James, conducted by Karen Kamensek. On stage May 19–June 10: bit.ly/3LWLp3Z | The Metropolitan Opera

Hailed as “otherworldly…brilliant” (The New Yorker), Akhnaten is back onstage at LA Opera. | LA Opera

One of the biggest hits of the 2019–20 season, Phelim McDermott’s Met-premiere production of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten—created in collaboration with Improbable—combined stunning visuals, spellbinding movement, and a troupe of expert jugglers. See countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo take on the title role in tonight’s free Nightly Met Opera Stream, available starting at 7:30PM EDT until tomorrow, June 21, at 6:30PM EDT. Enhance your viewing experience with curated supplementary content—including Pla

Take a look at the "Akhnaten" set being built here at LA Opera. #Akhnaten | LA Opera