Setlist
Philip Glass: Akhnaten
Act I: Year 1 of Akhnaten’s reign. Thebes [49:49]
01. Prelude: Refrain, Verses 1 - 3 [13:09]
02. Scene 1: Funeral of Amenhotep III [8:42]
03. Scene 2: Coronation of Akhnaten [18:30]
04. Scene 3: The Window of Appearances [9:28]
Act II: Years 5 to 15. Thebes and Akhetaten [49:27]
05. Scene 1: The Temple [12:30]
06. Scene 2: Akhnaten and Nefertiti [10:24]
07. Scene 3: The City. Dance [9:56]
08. Scene 4: Hymn [16:37]
Act III: Year 17 and the present. Akhetaten [42:01]
09. Scene 1: The Family [10:52]
10. Scene 2: Attack and Fall [8:09]
11. Scene 3: The Ruins [9:25]
12. Epilogue [13:35]
Queen Tye.....Disella Larusdottir (Soprano)
Nefertiti.....J’nai Bridges (Mezzo-soprano)
Akhnaten.....Anthony Roth Constanzo (Countertenor)
High Priest.....Aaron Blake (Tenor)
Horemhab.....Will Liverman (Baritone)
Aye.....Richard Bernstein (Bass)
Amenhotep III.....Zachary James (Bass)
Bekhataten.....Lindsay Ohse (Soprano)
Meretaten.....Karen-chia-ling Ho (Soprano)
Maketaten.....Chrystal E Williams (Mezzo-soprano)
Ankhesepaaten.....Annie Rosen (Mezzo-soprano)
Neferneferuaten.....Olivia Vote (Mezzo-soprano)
Sotopenre.....Suzanne Hendrix (Mezzo-soprano)
New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Karen Kamensek (Conductor)
EXTRAS
Act I introduction [6:57]
Act I outro [0:21]
Interval I Interviews [10:06]
Act II introduction [9:58]
Act II outro [1:39]
Interval II Interviews [9:54]
Act III introduction [7:19]
Act III outro [7:01]
tt 141:15.26
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