Akhnaten NYC Reviews and Tickets
About the Show
Production Covid-19 Safety ProtocolsShow-Score Member Reviews (21)
See it if You want to see one of the great modern operas.
Don't see it if You have your head in the sand about 21st Century opera.
See it if Brilliant theater and opera (by Glass). Amazing staging and other worldly music. Important concept of a different thinking leader who is
Don't see it if you are put off by the music of Glass or if you need an opera full of action and hummable tunes Read more
See it if Gorgeous staging. Fascinating and mesmerizing. Glass perfection. The voices, the orchestra, the juggling!
Don't see it if No traditional … be open minded and be transported
See it if Philip Glass's score is exquisite. The visuals created by the director are stunning. There's lots of awesome juggling!
Don't see it if Don't go if you dislike Glass's music. The story is told in a visual rather than a textual way. Some might find the production slow at times
See it if Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo repeats breathtaking Akhnaten role from 2019/2020 season. Egypt's transformative 1351–1334 BCE god-king.
Don't see it if You dislike Philip Glass (hard to imagine). His work is unlike that of any other contemporary opera composer. It just elevates and shines. Read more
See it if A sight to behold! Beautifully produced, not your classic opera.
Don't see it if If you only enjoy classic operas
See it if you like Philip Glass, like juggling, or like big giant spectacle modern opera.
Don't see it if you don’t like Philip Glass, don’t like juggling in operas, or don’t like big giant spectacle modern opera.
See it if you enjoy a masterful interpretation of a modern opera. The staging was absolutely beautiful and of course, the singing was magnificent.
Don't see it if you prefer a more classic opera. This is a storyline that is very symbolic.
Critic Reviews (3)
"McDermott’s production similarly exposes its performers: not only the singers but also a dozen jugglers in catsuits, including Sean Gandini, the show’s choreographer. As scrappy as it is ornate, the staging — with imaginative, thrift-store-find costumes by Kevin Pollard and sets to match by Tom Pye, and artful lighting by Bruno Poet — demands the patience and steadiness of yoga in its movement, as well as an active eye for anyone watching."
Read more
"One of the greatest successes of recent Met seasons is Philip Glass's 'Akhnaten', first seen in 2019. I saw it three times that year and fell under its spell each time.It is being revived this season. The Met production has been seen in other venues and is the current gold-standard for the work."
Read more
"With repeated exposure, the brilliance of this score comes into sharper and more heightened focus, as does the certainty that 'Akhnaten' is one of the great traditional operas, albeit in a 'modern' compositional style. As Monteverdi reflected the musical world of his era, so Glass has done since the late 20th century."
Read more