The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Philip Glass: Akhnaten (Season 14, Episode 4)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 148 min | Musical

Primary photo for Philip Glass: Akhnaten

The Metropolitan Opera HD Live

Philip Glass: Akhnaten (Season 14, Episode 4)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 148 min | Musical

Pharaoh Akhnaten introduces monotheism before his people - and the priests - are ready.

Director

Gary Halvorson (directed for live cinema by)

Writers

Philip Glass (libretto by) | Shalom Goldman (in association with) (by: Vocal text drawn from the original source) | Robert Israel (in association with) | Richard Riddell (in association with) | Jerome Robbins (in association with)

Producers

Louisa Briccetti | Victoria Warivonchik

Production Designer

Tom Pye

See all filmmakers & crew (34)

Edit Released

Updated Nov 23, 2019

Release date

Nov 23, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 7 nominations

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Philip Glass: Akhnaten.

Cast	+ Add Cast
35 cast members

Name	Known for
Karen Kamensek Self - Conductor Self - Conductor See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Joyce DiDonato Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Zachary James Amenhotep III / A Professor Amenhotep III / A Professor See fewer	Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
Aaron Blake High Priest of Amon High Priest of Amon See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Will Liverman General Horemhab General Horemhab See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Anthony Roth Costanzo Akhnaten Akhnaten See fewer	A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
Dísella Lárusdóttir Queen Tye, Akhnaten's mother Queen Tye, Akhnaten's mother See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
J'Nai Bridges Nefertiti, Akhnaten's wife Nefertiti, Akhnaten's wife See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Lindsay Ohse Akhnaten's daughters: Bekhetaten Akhnaten's daughters: Bekhetaten See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Karen Chia-Ling Ho Akhnaten's daughters: Meretaten Akhnaten's daughters: Meretaten See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Chrystal E. Williams Akhnaten's daughters: Maketaten Akhnaten's daughters: Maketaten See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Annie Rosen Akhnaten's daughters: Ankhesenpaaten Akhnaten's daughters: Ankhesenpaaten See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Olivia Vote Akhnaten's daughters: Neferneferuaten Akhnaten's daughters: Neferneferuaten See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Suzanne Hendrix Akhnaten's daughters: Sotopenre Akhnaten's daughters: Sotopenre See fewer	ImaKaiya Channel (2011)
Christian Conner Young Tutankhamun (as a different name) Young Tutankhamun (as a different name) See fewer	Maya and Her Lover (2021)
Sean Gandini Skills ensemble Skills ensemble See fewer	The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
Kelsey Strauch Skills ensemble Skills ensemble See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Sean Blue Skills ensemble Skills ensemble See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Doreen Grossmann Skills ensemble Skills ensemble See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Liza van Brakel Skills ensemble Skills ensemble See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Iñaki Fernández Skills ensemble (as Iñaki Fernández Sastre) Skills ensemble (as Iñaki Fernández Sastre) See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Michael Karas Skills ensemble Skills ensemble See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Kim Huynh Skills ensemble Skills ensemble See fewer	Bite Club (2019)
Shane Miclon Skills ensemble Skills ensemble See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Kati Ylä-Hokkala Skills ensemble Skills ensemble See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Christian Kloc Skills ensemble Skills ensemble See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Brian Koenig Skills ensemble Skills ensemble See fewer	The Hudson Tribes (2016)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra See fewer	Anaconda (1997)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus Chorus Chorus See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Peter Gelb Self - MET General manager (Intermission) Self - MET General manager (Intermission) See fewer	Soldiers of Music (1991)
Elissa T. Iberti Self - MET Chief costume department (Intermission) Self - MET Chief costume department (Intermission) See fewer	Joe's Dairy (2014)
Phelim McDermott Self - Director (Intermission) Self - Director (Intermission) See fewer	Theatre of Blood (2005)
Milan Milisavljevic Self - Concert master (Intermission) Self - Concert master (Intermission) See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Donald Palumbo Self - Chorus master (Curtain call) Self - Chorus master (Curtain call) See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
John Stimac Amonhotep III / The Scribe (Cover) Amonhotep III / The Scribe (Cover) See fewer	Beowoof (2014)