A third satirical sculpture about Trump and Epstein, this time featuring a scene from 'Titanic,' has landed in the National Mall in D.C.
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 ...
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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.
Dalia Stasevska, a Ukranian-born conductor raised in Finland, sits on the stairs inside Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. (David Butow / For the Times) When Dalia Stasevska heard opera music for the first ...
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 ...
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Akhnaten is set in Ancient Egypt, and based on the accession to the throne of the pharaoh Amenhotep IV – thought to have been around 1351BC – on his religious convictions, and the consequences of his ...