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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:opera
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gptkbp:awards
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Olivier Award nomination
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Philip_Glass
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gptkbp:duration
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about 3 hours
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:The_Voyage
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gptkbp:genre
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minimalism
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Akhnaten
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:librettist
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gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkb:Richard_Riddell
gptkb:Robert_Israel
gptkb:Shalom_Goldman
biblical texts
ancient Egyptian texts
modern scholarly works
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gptkbp:notableAria
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gptkb:Hymn_to_the_Sun
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gptkbp:notableCharacter
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gptkb:Akhnaten
gptkb:Amneris
gptkb:Aye
gptkb:High_Priest_of_Amon
gptkb:Horemhab
gptkb:Nefertiti
gptkb:Queen_Tye
gptkb:The_Scribe
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gptkbp:notableProduction
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gptkb:Metropolitan_Opera_2019
English National Opera 1985
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gptkbp:orchestration
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no violins
prominent use of winds and brass
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Portrait_Trilogy
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Satyagraha
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gptkbp:premiereDate
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1984-03-24
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gptkbp:premiereLocation
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gptkb:Stuttgart_State_Opera
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gptkbp:publisher
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gptkb:Chester_Music
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gptkbp:recordedAt
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CBS Masterworks 1987
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gptkbp:relatedWork
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gptkb:Einstein_on_the_Beach
gptkb:Satyagraha
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
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gptkbp:structure
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three acts
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gptkbp:subject
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gptkb:Akhenaten
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gptkbp:theme
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biography
monotheism
religious revolution
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkb:Royal_Opera_House
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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