One of the biggest hits of the Met Opera’s 2019–20 season, Philip Glass’s Akhnaten is the third installment in the composer’s Portrait Trilogy focused on revolutionary figures from world history. Starring as the ancient Egyptian pharaoh who attempted to radically alter his society, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo headlines this performance recorded on 23 November 2019.

In her Met-debut season, Karen Kamensek conducts the hypnotic score, leading a cast that also features soprano Dísella Lárusdóttir as Queen Tye, mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges as Nefertiti, and bass Zachary James as Amenhotep III. Phelim McDermott’s endlessly inventive production fills the Met stage with breathtaking visuals, including virtuosic pattern-juggling routines by Gandini Juggling.

Cast:
- Akhnaten: Anthony Roth Costanzo
- Nefertiti: J’Nai Bridges
- Queen Tye: Dísella Lárusdóttir
- Amenhotep III / A Professor: Zachary James
- Aye: Richard Bernstein
- High Priest of Amon: Aaron Blake
- General Horemhab: Will Liverman
- Bkhetaten: Lindsay Ohse
- Meretaten: Karen Chia-Ling Ho
- Maketaten: Chrystal E Williams
- Ankhesenpaaten: Annie Rosen
- Neferneferuaten: Olivia Vote
- Sotopenre: Suzanne Hendrix
- Young Tutankhamun: Christian J Conner

Director: Phelim McDermott
Format: NTSC
Sound format: PCM Stereo/Dolby Digital 5.1
Language: Various (including Ancient Egyptian, English, Hebrew, Akkadian)
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
Region: All regions
Running time: 172 minutes