439 reactions · 103 shares | Phelim McDermott’s award-winning production returns to ENO with 500 seats at £20 or less for every performance. | English National Opera | Facebook

Celebrate Independence Day with a dazzling display of vocal and visual fireworks. The hit 2019 production of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten—directed by Phelim McDermott, in collaboration with Improbable—streams free as tonight’s Nightly Met Opera Stream. The full performance, featuring countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo in the title role and J'Nai Bridges, Mezzo-Soprano as Nefertiti, is available tonight, July 4, starting at 7:30PM ET until tomorrow, July 5, at 6:30PM ET. Access the stream on metopera.

16K views · 478 reactions | In between performances of Phelim McDermott’s breathtaking staging of Philip Glass’s Akhnaten, members of Gandini Juggling—who feature prominently in the production—took their impressive skills to the lobby of the opera house. | The Metropolitan Opera | Facebook

425K views · 7.5K reactions | Pulling off the opera Akhnaten by Philip Glass takes the coordination of hundreds of people. There’s dozens of musicians, Over 60 performers (including twelve professional jugglers), stage designers, make-up artists, and more. We got a behind the scenes look at how it all comes together: | Vox | Facebook

1M views · 36K reactions | "This performance is for the listeners whom I have never met" - Philip Glass, 1/31/21 Manhattan, NY Happy 84th Birthday | Philip Glass | Facebook

Watch a behind the scenes clip of Opening from Philip Glass Solo recording session, Philip Glass’ home, NYC. "The listener may hear the quiet hum of New York in the background or feel the influence of time and memory that this space affords. To the degree possible, I made this record to invite the listener in.” Philip Glass Solo. Available January 26, 2024. | Philip Glass