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Work: Akhnaten

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ComposerGlass, Philip (b. 1937)
PeriodContemporary
Year1983
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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AmsterdamAkhnaten by Philip GlassConcert performance

Het Concertgebouw
Glass: Akhnaten
Karen Kamensek; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Anthony Roth Costanzo; Chrystal E Williams

Los AngelesAkhnaten

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Glass: Akhnaten
Dalia Stasevska; Phelim McDermott; LA Opera; Tom Pye; Kevin Pollard; Bruno Poet; LA Opera Orchestra
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Opulent minimalism: Kosky directs a new staging of Akhnaten

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Barrie Kosky's new production of Philip Glass' Akhnaten for Komische Oper at the Schillertheater removes any egyptological references. 
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English National Opera revives Akhnaten to spectacular effect

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Philip Glass' operatic take on Ancient Egyptian history returns to the Coliseum in Phelim McDermott's hypnotic production, complete with jugglers...
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Glass' Akhnaten mesmerizes at The Met

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The third in the composer’s “portrait” trilogy finally arrives at The Met in Phelim McDermott's spectacular production. 
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À la recherche de l'inattendu : entretien avec Léo Warynski

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À la tête des Métaboles comme de l'Ensemble Multilatérale, Léo Warynski confie sa conception du métier de chef de chœur et d'orchestre, son appétit pour la création et l'opéra.