Met Opera’s “Akhnaten” to be Streamed Live on Nov. 23

Time: Opera at 11:55 a.m.
Date: Nov. 23
Place: Harris Center Cinema, 1114 10th Ave., Grinnell

Director Phelim McDermott tackles another one of Philip Glass’s masterpieces, following the now-legendary Met staging of Satyagraha. Star countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo is the title pharaoh, the revolutionary ruler who transformed ancient Egypt, with the striking mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges in her Met debut as his wife, Nefertiti. To match the opera’s hypnotic, ritualistic music, McDermott has created an arresting vision that includes a virtuosic company of acrobats and jugglers. Karen Kamensek conducts in her Met debut.

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Refreshments will be available for sale in the lobby of the cinema before each opera and during intermission.