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

Celebrate the first day of summer with the Hymn to the Sun from Philip Glass’s Akhnaten! In this video from the 2019–20 season, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo sings an excerpt from Akhnaten’s Act II aria. Karen Kamensek conducts Phelim McDermott’s arresting production. See the Live in HD encore screening of Philip Glass's mesmerizing modern masterpiece in select U.S. and Canadian cinemas on July 26. International screening dates may vary. Find your theater: bit.ly/3NExtzc | The Metropolitan

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

Upcoming performances of Philip Glass' Complete Piano Etudes this season, starting this weekend in the US. Link for tickets: https://linktr.ee/PhilipGlass May 3 - Carolina Performing Arts, Chapel Hill, NC, USA June 13 - Elpphilharmonie Hamburg, Germany June 16, Berlin Philharmonie Berlin, Germany July 26, La Jolla Music Society, San Diego, CA Video by Derrick Belcham | Philip Glass