Los Angeles Opera revives its Phelim McDermott production of Philip Glass' 'Akhnaten' with a new cast headed by countertenor ...

Above: John Holiday as Akhnaten and Sun-Ly Pierce as Nefertiti in LA Opera's 2026 production of Akhnaten. Photo credit: Cory Weaver It's been four days since this writer attended the LA Opera's ...

As an audience member accurately put it, “Akhnaten” is quite a trip. Curtains rose on the LA Opera’s newest masterpiece at ...

By Judi Jordan for Latin Heat Brazil’s 2026 winning streak continues at the Dorothy Chandler as Philip Glass’ epic Akhnaten ...

It’s one thing to be a multi-disciplinary artist tackling traditional and experimental works and your own creations. That’s impressive but happens. It’s quite another to craft wildly diverse opera ...

I’d love to sing Akhnaten even more, I love this role. I feel like it's become a huge part of who I am since I did it at the Komische Oper Berlin last year. It feels like I feel one with it. I think ...

When Dalia Stasevska heard opera music for the first time, it was a moment of profound self-revelation. She was 13, growing ...

Phelim McDermott’s Olivier Award-winning production of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten returns to the ENO, following sell-out runs at the London Coliseum. Akhnaten is a mesmerising work whose text draws on ...

By my count, Philip Glass has written 28 operas, the same number as Verdi. The count is iffy because Glass pushes the boundaries between what we tend ...