CIRCUS DIARIES: Akhnaten, by English National Opera by Katharine Kavanagh

This luminous production of Philip Glass' 1983 opera Akhnaten bathes the senses in rich sonic and visual colour that sears the tantalising character of the titular Egyptian pharaoh " and his revolutionary reign " into the brain. Director Phelim McDermott takes Glass' score and extends the composition so that bodies, costumes, light and juggled objects become additional instruments played in harmony with the orchestra…

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