‘Akhnaten’ Review: Long Live the King

Philip Glass’s opera about the pharaoh who abolished Egypt’s polytheistic religion is a non-narrative, totally engrossing historical fantasy.  ByHeidi WalesonNov. 11, 2019 3:40 pm ET New York Philip Glass’s “Akhnaten” (1984), which had its Metropolitan Opera premiere on Friday, demands that the audience surrender to the experience. There is no conventional narrative, and Mr. Glass’s …

‘The Turn of the Screw,’ ‘Zauberland’ and ‘En Masse’ Reviews

Benjamin Britten’s opera gets a staging in an appropriately creepy setting; a contorted take on traditional lieder concerts; and the end of one world meets the beginning of a new one. ByHeidi WalesonOct. 30, 2019 3:05 pm ET Bronx, N.Y. Last weekend, On Site Opera staged Benjamin Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” at Wave …