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Principal Roles
Akhnaten ..............................................................................................countertenor
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Nefertiti, wife of Akhnaten ................................................................alto Queen Tye, mother of Akhnaten.......................................................soprano
Horemheb, General and future Pharoah .........................................baritone
Aye, father of Nefertiti and advisor to the Pharoah ......................bass
Amon, High Priest ..............................................................................tenor six daughters ........................................................................................women’s voices
funeral party ........................................................................................eight men’s voices
large chorus ..........................................................................................mixed voices
Amenhotep, son of Hapu, the scribe ................................................male speaker
Instrumentation
2 Flutes (II/Piccolo)
2 Oboes (I+II/Oboe d’amore)
2 Clarinets in Bb
Bass Clarinet
2 Bassoons
2 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in Bb
2 Trombones
Tuba
Percussion:
Tubular Bells, Finger Cymbals, Woodblock, Tambourine, Snare Drum, 4 Tom-toms, Cymbal, Bass Drum
Keyboards:
Synthesizer, Celeste
Violas
Cellos
Double Basses
Act 1
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Contents
Prelude ...............................................................................1
Scene 1 – Funeral of Amenhotep III ..............................33
Scene 2 – The Coronation of Akhnaten .........................90
Scene 3 – The Window of Appearances ........................164
Act 2
Scene 1 – The Temple .......................................................191
Scene 2 – Akhnaten and Nefertiti ..................................242
Scene 3 – The City ............................................................263
Scene 4 – Hymn ................................................................285
Act 3
Scene 1 – The Family .......................................................305 .................................................334
Scene 3 – The Ruins..........................................................371
Epilogue .............................................................................394
Pronunciation Key
Consonants
All consonants as in English except: sh ...........as in ...........Schubert tch .........as in ...........Tchaikovsky dj ...........as in ...........Nijinsky kh ..........as in ...........Bach
Vowels
All vowels as in Italian.
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Robert Israel and Richard Riddell.
Vocal text derived from original sources by Shalom Goldman.
conducted by Dennis Russell Davies and directed by Achi Freyer.
Original cast: Paul Esswood (Akhnaten), Milagro Vargas (Nefertiti), Maria Husmann (Queen Tye), Wolfgang Probst (Horemhab), Arend Baumann (Amon), Helmut Holzapfel (Aye) and Hildegard Wensch (speaker).
Order No. DU11200
EAN 5020679003909
This edition © 2017 Dunvagen Music Publishers. Published by Chester Music. www.wisemusicclassical.com
Duration: c. 3 hours
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Act 1: Prelude
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2. King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nefer Kheperu Ra Wa en Ra, Son of Neb-maet-Ra (Lord of the Truth like Ra) Son of Ra, Amenhotep (Amon is pleased) Hek Wase (Ruler of Thebes), Given Life.
Amenhotep: (spoken)
1. Live the Horus, Strong-Bull-Appearing-as-Justice; He of the Two Ladies, Establishing Laws and causing the Two-Lands to be Pacified; Horus of Gold, Mighty-of-Arm-when-He-Smites-the-Asiatics;
3. Mighty Bull, Lofty of Plumes; Favourite of the Two Goddesses, Great in Kingship in Karnak; Golden Hawk, wearer of Diadems in the Southern Heliopolos; King of Upper and Lower Egypt.
4. Beautiful-is-the-Being-of-Ra, The Only-One-of-Ra, Son of the Sun, Peace-of-Amon, Divine Ruler of Thebes; Great in Duration, Living-for-Ever-and-Ever, Beloved of Amon-Ra, Lord of Heaven.