Akhnaten

GPTKB entity

Statements (120)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Egypt gptkb:opera
gptkbp:art_style	Amarna art
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:political_debates gptkb:Royal_Family gptkb:Atenism Egyptology ancient history monotheism artistic revolution political upheaval cultural transformation archaeological discoveries religious change pharaonic lineage
gptkbp:based_on	the life of Akhenaten
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:Tomb_of_Akhenaten
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Akhetaten
gptkbp:character	gptkb:Aye gptkb:Nefertiti gptkb:Akhnaten gptkb:Tutankhamun
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Ankhesenpaaten gptkb:Tutankhamun gptkb:Meritaten gptkb:Neferneferuaten gptkb:Smenkhkare
gptkbp:choreography	gptkb:Robert_Wilson
gptkbp:composer	gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkbp:contemporary	gptkb:Nefertiti gptkb:Tutankhamun gptkb:Ay gptkb:Horemheb
gptkbp:critical_reception	generally positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact	modern interpretations influenced contemporary opera
gptkbp:cultural_influence	gptkb:Amarna_Period
gptkbp:depicted_in	gptkb:Nefertiti_Bust gptkb:The_Amarna_Letters gptkb:The_Egyptian_Book_of_the_Dead gptkb:The_Pharaoh_Akhenaten_(novel) The Egyptian (film) Akhenaten and Nefertiti with their Daughters Akhnaten (opera)
gptkbp:died	1336 BC
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Robert_Wilson
gptkbp:dynasty	gptkb:Eighteenth_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkbp:era	gptkb:New_Kingdom
gptkbp:father	gptkb:Amenhotep_III
gptkbp:historical_period	gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:historical_significance	first monotheist
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Akhnaten
gptkbp:influenced_by	Egyptian music minimalism avant-garde theater
gptkbp:inspiration	Egyptian history
gptkbp:is_worshipped_by	gptkb:Aten
gptkbp:known_for	gptkb:art religious revolution
gptkbp:language	English Ancient Egyptian
gptkbp:length	approximately 2 hours
gptkbp:librettist	gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Tiye
gptkbp:notable_aria	gptkb:Hymn_to_the_Sun
gptkbp:notable_performance	performed at the Edinburgh Festival performed at the Lincoln Center performed at the Minnesota Opera performed at the Opera Philadelphia performed at the Pittsburgh Opera performed at the Chicago Lyric Opera performed at the Royal Opera House performed at the San Francisco Opera performed at the Sydney Opera House performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music performed at the Canadian Opera Company performed at the Houston Grand Opera performed at the Opéra National de Paris performed at the Teatro Real performed at the Teatro alla Scala performed at the New York City Opera performed at the Washington National Opera performed at the Arizona Opera performed at the Atlanta Opera performed at the Baltimore Opera Company performed at the Florida Grand Opera performed at the Hawaii Opera Theatre performed at the Michigan Opera Theatre performed at the Nashville Opera performed at the New Orleans Opera performed at the Opera Colorado performed at the Opera Memphis performed at the Opera North. performed at the Opera San Antonio performed at the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis performed at the Seattle Opera performed at the Utah Opera
gptkbp:notable_production	Los Angeles Opera production in 2019 Metropolitan Opera production in 2016
gptkbp:number_of_acts	three
gptkbp:orchestration	small orchestra
gptkbp:performed_at	gptkb:The_Stuttgart_State_Opera
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Amenhotep_III
gptkbp:premiere_date	1984-10-24
gptkbp:premiere_location	gptkb:Stuttgart,_Germany
gptkbp:recordings	1987 recording by Philip Glass Ensemble
gptkbp:reign	1336 BC 1353 BC
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Atenism
gptkbp:setting	gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Nefertiti
gptkbp:style	opera in three acts
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Smenkhkare
gptkbp:temple	gptkb:Temple_of_Aten
gptkbp:thematic_element	monotheism political upheaval religious transformation
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Philip_Glass
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3