| English National Opera - Akhnaten Reviews | 26 April 2024 |
Anthony Roth Costanzo (Akhnaten)
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Anthony Roth Costanzo (Akhnaten), Ensemble
Anthony Roth Costanzo (Akhnaten), Ensemble
Zachary James (The Scribe), Rebecca Bottone (Queen Tye)
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AkhnatenEnglish National OperaNo. of reviews: 18 | |
Akhnaten y la gimnasia rítmica |
 14 Mar 16 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Glass has proved to be good box-office for ENO |
| 13 Mar 16 / Opera News |
A sumptuous new production |
| 13 Mar 16 / Express |
Remarkable staging of Glass’s remarkable Akhnaten by ENO |
| 12 Mar 16 / Seen and Heard |
Philip Glass’s opera Akhnaten has been revived at English National Opera after more than 30 years |
| 10 Mar 16 / Country Life |
A lot of hot air |
| 9 Mar 16 / Telegraph |
ENO's Akhnaten is a truly improbable success |
| 9 Mar 16 / Express |
Marvellous singing from Anthony Roth Costanzo in the counter-tenor role of Akhnaten |
| 9 Mar 16 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews |
Hypnotic vision with flashes of weird wonder... and lots of camp |
| 8 Mar 16 / Evening Standard |
The ENO chorus provided muscular and emotive singing, together with some busy stage work |
| 7 Mar 16 / Music OMH |
A gloriously coloured eye-catching affair |
| 7 Mar 16 / The Guardian |
There is no more totally involving work on the London stage at the moment |
| 7 Mar 16 / Classical Source |
Superb singing and breath-taking theatrical moments |
| 7 Mar 16 / Independent |
ENO’s new production of Philip Glass’ opera is musically and visually mesmerising |
| 7 Mar 16 / The Stage |
An utterly absorbing visual and aural experience |
| 7 Mar 16 / Bachtrack |
Thirty years after staging its UK premiere, ENO returns to Philip Glass's Pharaoh opera |
| 7 Mar 16 / What's on Stage |
Akhnaten is a glowing success |
| 6 Mar 16 / A Younger Theatre |
The house was packed and excitement palpable on opening night |
| 6 Mar 16 / Opera Britannia |
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Behind the scenes of Philip Glass's Akhnaten at ENO - in pictures
English National Opera this week opens a new production of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten, his 1983 opera about the ancient Egyptian pharaoh.
English National Opera this week opens a new production of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten, his 1983 opera about the ancient Egyptian pharaoh.
Opera's radical pharaoh returns to ENO
A new production of Philip Glass's opera about the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Akhnaten, is being staged at English National Opera.
A new production of Philip Glass's opera about the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, Akhnaten, is being staged at English National Opera.
Production details
Cast
Costanzo, Carrington, Bottone, Cleverton, Bayley, James
(c) Kamensek (d) McDermott
Performance dates
4, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 18 March 2016
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