8.9K views · 131 reactions | Happy birthday Philip Glass! Don’t miss Phelim McDermott‘s Olivier Award-winning production of Glass‘s mesmerising Akhnaten, returning to ENO this February. Find out more here > bit.ly/2S0iu7z #OTD #ENOAkhnaten | English National Opera | Facebook

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

14K views · 1K reactions | 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 | Facebook

In between performances of Phelim McDermott’s breathtaking staging of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten, members of Gandini Juggling—who feature prominently in the production—took their impressive skills to the lobby of the opera house. | The Metropolitan Opera

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Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and juggler/choreographer Sean Gandini speak with Live in HD host Angel Blue about the incorporation of juggling in Phelim McDermott’s new production of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten. On stage November 8–December 7: bit.ly/353nwTr Live in HD on November 23: bit.ly/2LN5Tjm | The Metropolitan Opera