Saw the reprise in 2022 at the Met. The closing of Act II with Hymn to the Sun might be the greatest stage spectacle I will ever witness. The music, the singing, the pacing, the ascent and the striking image of the sun. An absolute triumph of performance art!

Superb singing from Anthony Roth Constanzo...I love this opera...

AKHNATEN (Text sung in English from Winton Thomas's English translation published in Documents from Old Testament Times) Thou dost appear beautiful On the horizon of heaven Oh, living Aten He who was the first to live When thou hast risen on the Eastern Horizon Thou art fair, great, dazzling, High above every land Thy rays encompass the land To the very end of all thou hast made. All the beasts are satisfied with their pasture Trees and plants are verdant Birds fly from their nests, wings spread Flocks skip with their feet All that fly and alight Live when thou hast arisen. How manifold is that which thou hast made Thou sole God There is no other like thee Thou didst create the earth According to thy will Being alone, everything on earth Which walks and flies on high. Thy rays nourish the fields When thou dost rise They live and thrive for thee Thou makest the seasons to nourish All thou hast made The winter to cool The heat that they may taste thee. There is no other that knows thee Save thy son, Akhnaten For thou hast made him skilled In thy plans and thy might Thou dost raise him up for thy son Who comes forth from thyself.

I am soooo excited to see this production in London tonight :D

The sun, source of life on earth, the true deity...

*doing the math to see what time to press play so that it peaks during the actual sunrise*

Utterly sublime. ARC will never be surpassed in this role. Both in his physical and vocal performance.

I thank You Hashem I gratefully thank You, O living and eternal King, for You have returned my soul within me with compassion - abundant is Your faithfulness!

I really like this staging!

I saw it in London couple of days ago. I am amazed, that human being can create such a divine beauty!

Absolutely gorgeous!!

Difficult to believe that the same company that produces the Zeffirelli Bohême come up with something like this! WOW

😮 wow! 👏 Thank you for this upload.... The ENO can take my money this year💰 😅 🕊🇬🇧

A masterpiece

Das Grosse liegt im Einfachen. Das Einfache ist grossartig!

I would love to see this, incredible.

Fantàstica representació.

Phenomenal

Incredible - I've just been in Akhnaten's presence.

heavenly!! .. bliss ..

Beautiful! Otherworldly.

Ti This is amazingly beautiful - wow

❤

Spellbinding beauty.

Wie episch. So wundervoll.

Saw it in New York... catharsis.

amazing

Paul Esswood, where are you?

Me trying in vain to move the home button icon on the screen 😮

Professor Bloom. Thought you were dead.

Castrato vocal !