The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus - Philip Glass: Akhnaten (Live at the Met, 2019) (2019)

One of the biggest hits of the 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 from the Live in HD series. 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 I. Phelim McDermott's endlessly inventive production fills the Met stage with breathtaking visuals, including virtuosic pattern-juggling routines by Gandini Juggling.

Tracklist
Disc 1
01. Act I - Prelude: Refrain, Verse 1, Verse 2
02. Act I - Prelude: Verse 3
03. Act I - Scene 1: Funeral of Amenhotep III
04. Act I - Scene 2: Coronation of Akhnaten
05. Act I - Scene 3: The Window of Appearances
06. Act II - Scene 1: The Temple
07. Act II - Scene 2: Akhnaten and Nefertiti

Disc 2
01. Act II - Scene 3: The City
02. Act II - Scene 3: Dance
03. Act II - Scene 4: Hymn
04. Act III - Scene 1: The Family
05. Act III - Scene 2: Attack and Fall
06. Act III - Scene 3: The Ruins
07. Act III - Scene 4: Epilogue