426 reactions · 162 shares | Philip Glass returns to LA Opera. #Akhnaten #LAO31 #LAOpera | LA 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.

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