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- One of composer Philip Glass's three 'portrait' operas, Akhnaten takes us back to the time of the Pharaohs and follows the real story of Akhnaten's rise and fall.
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Before much of the archaeological evidence from Thebes and from Tell el-Amarna became available, wishful thinking sometimes turned Akhenaten into a humane teacher of the true God, a mentor of Moses, a christlike figure, a philosopher before his time.
Oct 31, 2023 · One of composer Philip Glass's three 'portrait' operas, Akhnaten takes us back to the time of the Pharaohs and follows the real story of Akhnaten's rise and fall. An immersive opera that showcases Glass's influential musical style, take a sneak peek at the mesmerising spectacle that is Akhnaten.
Feb 17, 2011 · Akhenaten came to the throne of Egypt around 1353 BC. The reign of his father, Amenhotep III, had been long and prosperous with international diplomacy largely replacing the relentless...
Find out more about how the Egyptian Pharoah Akhenaten (also known as Amenhotep IV) established a new religion in Egypt and created a new capital city.
Akhenaten was an Egyptian Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. The dates of his life are estimated as 1351-1334 BC. When his father Amenhotep III died, he inherited the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt and ruled for 17 years with his principal wife, Nefertiti.
Akhnaten is an opera in three acts based on the life and religious convictions of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV), [1] written by the American composer Philip Glass in 1983. The libretto is by Philip Glass in association with Shalom Goldman, Robert Israel, Richard Riddell , and Jerome Robbins .
May 20, 2022 · It’s Akhnaten, pioneering a kind of monotheism in his worship of the sun god Aten, who banishes the priests from the temple in Act II.
