As an audience member accurately put it, “Akhnaten” is quite a trip. Curtains rose on the LA Opera’s newest masterpiece at ...

Los Angeles Opera revives its Phelim McDermott production of Philip Glass' 'Akhnaten' with a new cast headed by countertenor John Holiday and with Dalia Stasevska conducting.

Above: John Holiday as Akhnaten and Sun-Ly Pierce as Nefertiti in LA Opera's 2026 production of Akhnaten. Photo credit: Cory Weaver It's been four days since this writer attended the LA Opera's ...

I’d love to sing Akhnaten even more, I love this role. I feel like it's become a huge part of who I am since I did it at the Komische Oper Berlin last year. It feels like I feel one with it. I think ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. By my count, Philip Glass has written 28 operas, the same number as Verdi. The count is iffy because Glass pushes ...

What connected with you about the role of Akhnaten? I’d love to sing Akhnaten even more, I love this role. I feel like it's become a huge part of who I am since I've done it at the Komische Oper ...

By my count, Philip Glass has written 28 operas, the same number as Verdi. The count is iffy because Glass pushes the boundaries between what we tend ...

Countertenor John Holiday sings a hymn to the sun god in the Los Angeles Opera production of Philip Glass' "Akhnaten" at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. (Ariana Drehsler / For The Times) By my count, ...