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Philip Glass: Akhnaten
Year: 2020
Runtime: 121 min
Type: Movie
Genre: Music
Overview
Akhnaten is set in Ancient Egypt, and based on the accession to the throne of the pharaoh Amenhotep IV โ thought to have been around 1351BC โ on his religious convictions, and the consequences of his actions. Presented as a combination of song, dance and music, the opera has a libretto by Philip Glass, Shalom Goldmann, Robert Israรซl and Richard Ridell, with the text drawing on ancient hymns, prayers and inscriptions, sung in their original Egyptian, Hebrew and Akkadian form. Produced by the Opรฉra de Nice Cรดte dโAzur as part of the Festival MANCA.
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