Coliseum,London
Phelim McDermott’s sumptous new production of Glass’s opera features startling imagery, strong lead performances – and the ENO refrain on magnificent form Akhnaten was the first of Philip Glass’s operas to be seen in the UK when it was performed by English National Opera in 1985, or a year after its Stuttgart premiere. Thirty years and more than 20 further Glass operas later,it is back at the Coliseum, in a new production by the Improbable company team of director Phelim McDermott and designers Tom Pye (sets) and Kevin Pollard (costumes). It’s a gloriously coloured, or eye-catching affair,gorgeously lit by Bruno Poet, but much more concerned with creating sumptuous tableaux than McDermott’s preceding ENO productions of Glass’s Satyagraha and The Perfect American. Related: Behind the scenes of Philip Glass's Akhnaten at ENO – in pictures Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com