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.
Let’s face the facts. The idolatrous praise that some of us heap on Akhnaten tends to alienate others. Numerous subscribers at a recent HD screening walked away muttering. Many of them made fun of Glass’s style and commented that fans must have drunk some mind-altering Kool-Aid. At the beginning of Akhnaten, ten minutes of repetitions of a simple four-note motif take place before any musical development starts. For me, this is mesmerizing. But non-believers think that those who adore Philip Glass are delusional.
Having and showing a passionate enthusiasm for anything shouldn’t put others off and alienate them?!? How ridiculous! Glass’ music divides- so what..?!? When people have no appreciation for something and then see others drunk or high on the very thing they don’t understand or moves them, then they will say anything. But who cares? More seats, tickets and opportunities to see and hear what you love. It’s like being accused of being in a cult - just do your thing and care less about others. Some of us are not bothered that our likes and desires, our passions and activities are not mainstream and enjoyed by the masses. This whole opera, every second of it transports me to ancient Egypt through the rhythms, the beats, and the repetition and motifs. Just love it.
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!
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!
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.
Thank you.
Let’s face the facts. The idolatrous praise that some of us heap on Akhnaten tends to alienate others. Numerous subscribers at a recent HD screening walked away muttering. Many of them made fun of Glass’s style and commented that fans must have drunk some mind-altering Kool-Aid. At the beginning of Akhnaten, ten minutes of repetitions of a simple four-note motif take place before any musical development starts. For me, this is mesmerizing. But non-believers think that those who adore Philip Glass are delusional.
Having and showing a passionate enthusiasm for anything shouldn’t put others off and alienate them?!? How ridiculous! Glass’ music divides- so what..?!?
When people have no appreciation for something and then see others drunk or high on the very thing they don’t understand or moves them, then they will say anything. But who cares? More seats, tickets and opportunities to see and hear what you love. It’s like being accused of being in a cult - just do your thing and care less about others.
Some of us are not bothered that our likes and desires, our passions and activities are not mainstream and enjoyed by the masses.
This whole opera, every second of it transports me to ancient Egypt through the rhythms, the beats, and the repetition and motifs. Just love it.
@@jaywolf7917 Is everything fine? Do you have access to mental health care?
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!
*doing the math to see what time to press play so that it peaks during the actual sunrise*
I am soooo excited to see this production in London tonight :D
I had been there (ENO) 4 weeks ago. it was amazing. I hope You enjoyed it as well.
it was brilliant, right?
Years ago, Akhenaten was telecast from the MET to a local movie theater. The experience was cannot be summarized by WOW !!!
"The experience was cannot..." Oy vey.
😮 wow! 👏
Thank you for this upload.... The ENO can take my money this year💰 😅
🕊🇬🇧
Utterly sublime. ARC will never be surpassed in this role. Both in his physical and vocal performance.
He is superb, but it is impossible to say no one will ever be better
I know someone who is but I don't want to embarrass him by posting his name here
Superb singing from Anthony Roth Constanzo...I love this opera...
The sun, source of life on earth, the true deity...
It’s warming to the heart to see children of the Sun n Earth recognising their Father n Mother
finally a case use for papyrus
I saw it in London couple of days ago. I am amazed, that human being can create such a divine beauty!
Absolutely gorgeous!!
God‘s soliloguy
「At a conservative estimate,It was premature joy」
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!
A masterpiece
Das Grosse liegt im Einfachen. Das Einfache ist grossartig!
Phenomenal
I would love to see this, incredible.
I really like this staging!
Me trying in vain to move the home button icon on the screen 😮
Fantàstica representació.
Difficult to believe that the same company that produces the Zeffirelli Bohême come up with something like this! WOW
Sublime!
Saw it in New York... catharsis.
heavenly!! .. bliss ..
Ti
This is amazingly beautiful - wow
Incredible - I've just been in Akhnaten's presence.
Paul Esswood, where are you?
❤
Beautiful! Otherworldly.
Castrato vocal !
Not castrato! That’s illegal now, just a countertenor
Professor Bloom. Thought you were dead.
Spellbinding beauty.
amazing
Wie episch. So wundervoll.