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AKHENATNPersonajes

AKHENATN

NEFERTITI

TIY

HOREMBEB

SUMO SACERDOTE

AY

MERITATN

MEKETATN

ANJESENPAATN

NEFERNEFERUATNNEFERNEFERURA

SETEPENRA

ESCRIBA

Faran

Esposa de Akhenatn

Madre de Akhenatn

General Egipcio

Sacerdote de Amn

Padre de Nefertiti

Hija de Akhenatn

Hija de Akhenatn

Hija de Akhenatn

Hija de Akhenatn

Hija de Akhenatn

Hija de Akhenatn

Escriba

Contratenor

Contralto

Soprano

ar!tono

"enor

ajor

Soprano

Soprano

Soprano

Contralto

Contralto

Contralto

Narrador

#a accin se desarrolla entre la ci$dad "ebas % la n$e&a capital' Akhetatn' d$rante los ()a*os del reinado de Akhenatn +(,)- ac . (,-/ ac0

ACT I

(Year 1 of Akhnaten's Reign Thebes.

The opera begins with an orchestral Prelude.

The curtain rises towards the end of the Prelude,

revealing the cribe in the funeral setting. !edelivers the Refrain, "erse 1 and "erse # of the te$t

as the Prelude is co%pleted. &n the %o%ents of silence

before the funeral begins, he continues his speech

through "erse

Prelude

(Te$t) Recited b* the cribe fro% the P*ra%id Te$ts

of the +ld ingdo%

SCRIBE

Rera!n1pen are the do$ble doors of the hori2on3nlocked are its bolts

"erse #

ACTO I

(Tebas, pri%er a-o del reinado de Akhenatn.

/a pera co%ien0a con un preludio oruestal.

2l

teln se al0a hacia el final del preludio%ostrando

al 2scriba, en el decorado funerario,

recitando el

estribillo, la pri%era * segunda estrofa del

te$to.

3urante los instantes de silencio antes de ue

co%iencen los funerales, contin4a recitando

latercera estrofa

Prelud!o

(Te$to recitado por el 2scribae$tra5do de loste$tos de las Pir6%ides del &%perio Antiguo

ESCRIBA

Es$r!%!llo


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Clo$ds darken the sk%"he stars rain do4n"he constellations stagger"he bones of the hell ho$nds tremble"he porters are silent5hen the% see this king6a4ning as a so$l

Rera!n(repeat above

"erse &Men fall"heir name is notSei2e tho$ this king b% his arm"ake this king to the sk%"hat he not die on earthAmong men

Rera!n(repeat above

"erse 'He flies 4ho flies"his king flies a4a% from %o$7e mortalsHe is not of the earthHe is of the sk%He flaps his 4ings like a 2eret birdHe goes to the sk%He goes to the sk%1n the 4ind

1n the 4ind

S(ene #) Funeral o A*en+o$e, III

(The scene presents the funeral of Akhnaten's father,

A%enhotep &&&. As the starting point of the opera, it

represents the historical %o%ent i%%ediatel* before

the 7A%arna period7 or the reign of Akhnaten and

depicts the societ* in which the refor%s of Akhnaten,

refor%s which appeared so e$tre%e that the* can

be called revolutionar*, took place. The action ofthe scene centers on the funeral rites of the 8ew

2%pire of the 19th 3*nast*. &t is do%inated b* the

A%on priests and appears as ritual of e$traordinar*traditional character drawn fro% The 2g*ptian :ook

of the 3ead. The funeral cortege enters downstage

led b* two dru%%ers and followed b* a s%all bod*

of A%on priests who in turn are led b* A*e, father

of 8efertiti, advisor to the recentl* dead pharaoh,

and the Pharaoh to be

FUNERA- CHORUS

Abiertas est8n las dobles p$ertas del hori2onte9Han sido descorridos s$s cerrojos9

#. Es$roaN$bes osc$recen el cielo'las estrellas lloran'

las constelaciones &acilan'los h$esos de los chacales del infiernotiemblan'los g$ardianes est8n calladosc$ando &en a este re%apareciendo como $n alma9

Es$r!%!llo(:is

&. Es$roa#os hombres caen9S$ nombre %a no es9

"omad a este re% por s$ bra2o'cond$cid a este re% por el cielo':$e ;l no m$era sobre la tierra'entre los hombres9

Es$r!%!llo(:is

'. Es$roa


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(Te$t sung in 2g*ptian b* the fro% :udge,

The 2g*ptian :ook of the 3ead

Ankh ankh' en mitak7e4k er heh en hehAha en heh

(As the %usic goes to the cellos alone, the deceasedA%enhotep &&& enters behind the procession. !eappears to be headless and is holding his head in

his hands. The %usic for orchestra, s%all chorus and

solo bass voice (A*e resu%es

SMA-- CHORUS(Te$t sung in 2g*ptian b* fro% :udge, The

2g*ptian :ook of the 3ead7a inen makhent en ?a'r$d akit em mehitem khentik er she nerserserem netcher khert

(3uring the ne$t section for orchestra alone, the

funeral cortege, A%on priests and A%enhotep &&&,

%oves upstage. Akhnaten and the people of Thebes

=oin A*e downstage. &n the final section of the funeral,the people of Thebes and A*e =oin the orchestra in a

last salute to the departing A%enhotep &&&

AY/ CHORUS7a' inen makhent en ?a' etc.Ankh ankh' en mitak' etc.

S(ene&) T+e Corona$!on o A0+na$en

(The short opening to the second scene show Akhnaten

alone as the cribe, A*e and the people of Thebes leaveand the funeral cortege departs. Akhnaten's attendants

appear and, b* changing his costu%e, prepare hi% to

receive the double crown of >pper and /ower 2g*pt.

There is not singing or narration in this section.

The ne$t section for orchestra acco%panies the

appearance of the cribe, the A%on !igh Priest,

A*e and !ore%hab as well as the people of Thebes.

Akhnaten has re%ained with his attendants.The following section includes the trio of A%on !igh

Priest, A*e and !ore%hab with orchestra. The

dra%atic intent of this %o%ent is to prepareAkhnaten to receive the double crown

AMON HI1H PRIEST/ HOREMHABAYE/ -AR1E CHORUS(Te$t) ung in 2g*ptian b* fro% :udge,

An 2g*ptian Reading :ook7e.nedj hrak %emi em hetep$

Neb a$t %eb sekhem kha.$

A%n ofician un e$traordinario ritual

e$tra5do

de 72l /ibro de los ?uertos7. 2l corte=o

f4nebre

entra por la parte inferior de la escenaprecedido

por dos ti%bales * seguidos por un peue-ogrupo de sacerdotes, uienes a su ve0, son

precedidos por A*, padre de 8efertiti,

conse=ero

del difunto A%enofis * futuro faran

CORO F2NEBRE(Te$to cantado en egipcio e$tra5do de 72l

/ibro

de los ?uertos7 por 2. @allis :udge, 19B"$ &ida &i&e' t@ no m$eres %a9Eistes d$rante millones de millones de a*os'

por millones de millones de a*os9

(?ientras ue la %4sica est6 confiada slo alos

violonchelos, el cuerpo de A%enofis &&& entra

al

final de la procesin. Aparece con su cabe0a

entre

las %anos. ?4sica para oruesta, peue-o

coro *

vo0 de ba=o solo, A*

PE3UE4O CORO F2NEBRE(Te$to cantado en egipcio e$tra5do de 72l

/ibrode los ?uertos7 por 2. @allis :udge, 19B=Sal$d' cond$ctor de la barca de ?a>?esistan t$s &elas al &iento'mientras :$e na&egas por el #ago de F$egohacia el Bnfierno9

(/os sacerdotes de A%n * A%enofis &&& se

sit4an

en la parte superior de la escenaC Akhenatn,

A* * el pueblo de Tebas en la inferior. Al

finali0ar

los funerales, el pueblo tebano * A* se unen a

la oruesta en un 4lti%o saludo a A%enofis&&&,

uien abandona definitiva%ente este %undo

AY/ CORO=Sal$d' cond$ctor de la barca de ?a> etc9"$ &ida &i&e' t@ no m$eres %a' etc9

Es(ena &) -a Corona(!5n de A0+ena$5n


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Neb 4ereret ka sh$tiNefer seshed ka hedjetMert$ netcher$ maanekSekhi men em 4eptek

(The opening %usic of the scene recurs as the cribe

announces the na%es and titles of the new Pharaoh.3uring this speech Akhnaten receives the doublecrown fro% the A%on !igh Priest assisted b* A*e

and !ore%hab

SCRIBE(Te$t Recited fro% a list of Akhnaten's titles#i&e the Hor$s' Strong.$ll.Appearing.as.$sticeDHe of the "4o #adies' Establishing #a4s andca$sing the "4o.#ands to be PacifiedDHor$s of Gold'Might%.of.Arm.4hen.He.Smites.the.AsiaticsDing of 3pper and #o4er Eg%pt'

Nefer heper$ ?a 5a en ?a'Son of Neb.maet.?a+#ord of the "r$th like ?a0Son of ?a' Amenhotep +Amon is pleased0Hek 5ase +?$ler of "hebes0' Gi&en #ife9Might% $ll' #oft% of Pl$mesDFa&orite of the "4o Godesses'Great in ingship in arnakDGolden Ha4k'4earer of 6iadems in the So$thern HeliopolosDing of 3pper and #o4er Eg%pt9ea$tif$l.is.the.eing of ?a'"he 1nl%.1ne.of.?a'Son of the S$n'Peace.of.Amon' 6i&ine ?$ler of "hebesDGreat in 6$ration' #i&ing.for.E&er.and.E&er'elo&ed of Amon.?a' #ord of Hea&en9

AMON HI1H PRIEST/ HOREMHABAYE/ -AR1E CHORUS(Te$t) ung in 2g*ptian b* fro% :udge,

An 2g*ptian Reading :ook

7e.nedj hrak %emi em hetep$Neb a$t %eb sekhem kha.$Neb 4ereret ka sh$tiNefer seshed ka hedjetMert$ netcher$ maanekSekhi men em 4eptek

S(ene ') T+e 6!ndo7 o A,,earan(es

(A windowed balcon* of the palace used for

state appearances. The %usic fro% the opening

of the coronation scene is heard again, pla*ed

on large bells and providing a %usical and

dra%atic transition to what follows. Akhnaten

(Tras una corta introduccin oruestal,

Akhenatn per%anece solo %ientras el

corte=o f4nebre se ale=a. Aparece la estancia

real donde los sirvientes preparan a

Akhenatn

para la cere%onia de coronacin. 2sta partenoinclu*e ni canto ni co%entario alguno.

/a siguiente seccin oruestal aco%pa-a la

entrada del 2scriba, del u%o acerdote de

A%n, de A* * de !ore%beb, as5 co%o del

pueblo

de Tebas. Akhenatn per%anece en su

estancia.

/a parte ue sigue co%prende el tr5o delu%o

acerdote, A* * !ore%beb. 2ste %o%entosirve

de preparacin a Akhenatn para recibir la

doble

corona del Alto * :a=o 2gipto

SUMO SACERDOTE DE AMNAY/ HOREMBEB/ CORO(Te$to cantado en egipcio, e$tra5do de 7>n

/ibro

de lectura de 2gipto7 de 2. @allis :udge,

1999=Sal$d para ti' t@ :$e en pa2 est8s>Soberano de la Alegr!a' Forma Coronada9Se*or de la Corona empl$mada 5ereret'se*or de la Corona lanca de bella diadema9#os dioses aman mirarte9#a 6oble Corona en t$ frente p$esta est8 %a9

(e reto%a la %4sica del co%ien0o de la

escena

%ientras ue el 2scriba pronuncia los

no%bres

* t5tulos del nuevo Daran. 3urante este

discurso,Akhenatn recibe la doble corona del

u%o

acerdote de A%n, a*udado por A* *

!ore%beb

ESCRIBA(T5tulos oficiales de Akhenatn, recitados=ida de Hor$s' F$erte "oro de $sticia>=#egislador de las 6os Se*oras>=Pacificador las 6os "ierras>=Hor$s de 1ro'el de F$erte ra2o c$ando golpea a losasi8ticos>


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is =oined b* 8efertiti and his %other, Eueen T*e.

The* approach the @indow of Appearances and

sing, first a solo, then duet, then trio through

the window. &t is a h*%n of acceptance and resolve

and, in spirit, announces a new era

AKHNATEN)(Te$t sung in 2g*ptian fro% :udge,The Fods of the 2g*ptians

"$t 4$.a %eri enti5a.a 4a.$ %eri 4enenetPerer en rem em %ertifheper netcher$ tep ref

AKHENATEN/ TYE7eri sem$ se.ankh menmenhet en ankh$ en henmemet7eri ankh.ti rem$ en %etr$Apd$ genekh pet

AKHNATEN/ NEFERTITI)?edi nef$ en enti em s$hetSe.ankh apnent$ %eri ankhti khen$s6jedfet p$%$ mitet %eri7eri kherti pen$ em babasen

TYE/ AKHNATEN/ NEFERTITI)Se.ankh p$%$ em khet nebetHrak %eriEnen er a.$

(The %usic continues with full orchestra. T*e and

8efertiti leave Akhnaten alone. !e stands ga0ingat the distant funeral cortege floating on barues

across a %*thical river to the /and of the 3ead

ACT II

(Years B To 1B Thebes and Akhetaten

S(ene #)T+e Te*,le

(The scene begins with a short introduction for

orchestra. @e then see an A%on te%ple and a

s%all group of A%on priests led b* their !igh

Priest. The* sing a h*%n to A%on

AMON HI1H PRIEST/ AMON PRIESTS(Te$t sung in 2g*ptian fro% Fardiner,

7The oG;alled To%b of Eueen T*e7,

=?e% del Alto % ajo Egipto>=Nefer.eper$.?a' 3aen.?a>=Hijo de Neb.Maet.?a>+Se*or de la erdad' como ?a0=Hijo de ?a' Amenofis> +Amn est8satisfecho0=Hek.5ase> +Soberano de "ebas0 =6ador deida>=Poderoso "oro' de Alti&o Pl$maje>=Fa&orito de las 6os 6iosas>=Gran Se*or del ?eino de arnak>=Halcn 6orado' Portador de las 6os6iademas>=El :$e s$rge al s$r de Helipolis>=?e% del Alto % del ajo Egipto>=Hermosa es la personificacin de ?a>=El nico de ?a>=Hijo del Sol>=Pa2 de Amn' 6i&ino Soberano de "ebas>=Eterno' &i&iendo por siempre % para siempre>=Amado de Amn.?a' Se*or del Cielo>

SUMO SACERDOTE DE AMNAY/ HOREMBEB/ CORO(Te$to cantado en egipcio, e$tra5do de 7>n

/ibrode lectura de 2gipto7 de 2. @allis :udge,

1999=Sal$d para ti' t@ :$e en pa2 est8s>Soberano de la Alegr!a' Forma Coronada9Se*or de la Corona empl$mada 5ereret'se*or de la Corona lanca de bella diadema9#os dioses aman mirarte9

#a 6oble Corona en t$ frente p$esta est8 %a9

Es(ena ') -a "en$ana de las A,ar!(!ones

(:alcn utili0ado para las apariciones

oficiales.

e escucha la %4sica del co%ien0o de la

escena

de la coronacin, interpretadas por ca%panastubulares, produciendo una transicin %usical

*

dra%6tica hacia lo ue va a continuar.

Akhenatn

est6 reunido con 8efertiti * su %adre, la reina

Ti*. e apro$i%an a la ventana * cantan, al

co%ien0o un solo, despuHs un d4o * al fin un

tr5o.2s un hi%no de aceptacin * de resolucin,

ue

espiritual%ente anuncia una nueva era

AKHENATN


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Iournal of 2g*ptian Archaeolog*Amen men khet nebet7a.$.nek em em djedSen er a%$

Nek hen$ nek enEn 4ered ek imen

(The following orchestral section introduces Akhnaten,Eueen T*e and a s%all part* of followers, Aten priests,

soldiers, etc, of the new order. After surrounding the

te%ple, Atenists, led b* Akhnaten and Eueen T*e, attack

it. !ere we see Akhnaten for the first ti%e as the rebel

he was, venting his hatred if the old order on the A%on

te%ple. The attack is co%plete, and the roof of the

te%ple is pulled off as the light of 7the Aten7 pours

into what once was the 7hol* of holies.7 The attackerssing a vocalise, no words being necessar* here

S(ene &) A0+na$en and Neer$!$!

(An orchestral transition prepares the scene, which

is devoted entirel* to a duet between Akhnaten and

8efertiti.

@ith the introduction of the solo tro%bone, the cribebegins reciting a poe%. The first ti%e we hear the poe%

it is as if addressed to a god.

@ith the entrance of the strings, the poe% is heard

again, this ti%e spoken as an e$change between two

lovers. 3uring this second reading, Akhnaten and

8efertiti appear. There follows the duet between the

two, not alone together. The vocal te$t is the sa%e

poe% sung in 2g*ptian.

At the end of the duet the %usic returns to the orchestraalone. There is a brief pause, then Akhnaten and8efertiti resu%e singing while behind the% is seen the

funeral cortege in a later stage of its =ourne*, this ti%e

ascending on wings of large birds to the heavenl* land

of Ra

SCRIBE(Te$t recited and then sung in 2g*ptian, a love poe%

found in a ro*al %u%%* of the Ar%arna period, fro%

Iournal of 2g*ptian ArchJolog*, translated b* ir Alan

Fardiner

Sesenet neft$ nedjem

Per em rekPeteri nefr$k em menet"a.i nehet sedj emiher$k nedjem en mehit?enp$ ha.i em ankhen mert$k96i.ek eni a4ik kher ka.ekShesepi s$ ankhi %emefB ashek reni er hehen hehif em rek

(Te$to cantado en egipcio e$tra5do de 7/os

Principales 3ioses 2gipcios7 de :udge, 1KL

=1h' nico creador de todas las cosas>=1h' nico hacedor de todo lo eistente>#os hombres pro&ienen de s$s dos ojos'los dioses nacen c$ando los nombra9

AKHENATN/ TIYCrea las &erdes hierbas para :$e &i&an las

bestias% sean el sost;n de las necesidades delhombre9Hace al pe2 para :$e &i&a en los r!os% a los p8jaros alados en el cielo9

AKHENATN/ NEFERTITI6a al h$e&o el aliento de la &ida9Crea a las a&es % a todas las formas &i&ientes'as! como a los reptiles :$e se arrastran %

&$elan'haciendo a las ratas &i&ir en s$s ag$jeros9

AKHENATN/ NEFERTITI/ TIY#os p8jaros :$e anidan en las ramas tesal$dan'creador de todas las cosas9="@' el nico>

(/a %4sica contin4a. Ti* * 8efertiti salende=ando

solo a Akhenatn, ue %ira co%o se ale=a el

corte=o f4nebre, en el ue las barcas se

dirigenpor el %5stico r5o hacia el Pa5s de los

?uertos

ACTO II

(Tebas. 3esde el a-o BM al 1BM

Es(ena #) El Te*,lo

(/a escena co%ien0a con una corta

introduccin

oruestal. 2n el te%plo de A%n un peue-o

grupo de sacerdotes, presididos por el u%oacerdote, cantan un hi%no a A%n

SACERDOTES/ SUMO SACERDOTE(Te$to cantado en egipcio e$tra5do de 7 /a


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S(ene ') T+e C!$8

(The cribe speaks the first part of this scene alone,

without %usical acco%pani%ent. !is speech is taken

fro% the boundar* %arkers or stelJ of Akhnaten's new

cit*, Akhetaten, The !ori0on of the Aten. 3uring hisspeech, Akhetaten G a new cit* of light and open spaces

that represents architecturall* and visuall* the spirit of

the epoch of Akhnaten G appears behind hi%

SCRIBE(Te$t recited fro% the boundar* %arkers found in

the valle* at TelGelGA%arna, in :reasted, A !istor*

of 2g*pt

S$ela #And his majest% said $nto them' 7e behold theCit% of the Hori2on of the Aten' 4hich the Aten

has desired me to make for him as a mon$mentin the great name of m% majest% fore&er9 For it4as the Aten' m% Father' that bro$ght me to thisCit% of the Hori2on9 "here 4as not a noble 4hodirected me to itD there 4as not an% man in the4hole land 4ho led me to it' sa%ing' IBt is fittingfor his majest% that he make a Cit% of the Hori2onof Aten in this place9I Na%' b$t it 4as the Aten'm% Father' that directed me to make it for him9ehold the Pharaoh fo$nd that this site belongednot to a god' nor to a goddess' it belonged not toa prince nor to a princess9 "here 4as no right foran% man to act as o4ner of it9

S$ela &B 4ill make the Cit% of the Hori2on of the Aten forthe Aten' m% Father' in this place9 B 4ill not make thecit% so$th of it' north of it' 4est of it or east of it9 B4ill not pass be%ond the so$thern bo$ndar% stoneso$th4ard' neither 4ill B pass be%ond the northern

bo$ndar% stone north4ard to make for him a Cit%of the Hori2on thereD neither 4ill B make for hima cit% on the 4estern side9 Na%' b$t B 4ill makethe Cit% of the Hori2on for the Aten' m% Father'$pon the east side' the place for 4hich he didenclose for his o4n self 4ith cliffs' and made a

plain in the midst of it that B might sacrifice to himthereonJ this is it9Neither shall the K$een sa% $nto me' ehold there isa goodl% place for the Cit% of the Hori2on in another

placeI' and B harken $nto her9 Neither shall an% noblenor an% man in the 4hole land sa% $nto me' Leholdthere is a goodl% place for the Cit% of the Hori2on inanother placeI' and B harken $nto them9 5hether it bedo4nstream or so$th4ard or 4est4ard or east4ard' B4ill not sa%' LB 4ill abandon this Cit% of the Hori2on9

lla%ada tu%ba de la reina Ti*7 de ir Alan

Fardiner, Revista de Arueolog5a 2gipcia,

1BN

=1h Amn' creador de todas las cosas>"odo el m$ndose postra ante ti

para :$e con gran j@bilopermane2cas entre nosotros9

(/a siguiente parte oruestal introduce a

Akhenatn, Ti* * algunos partidarios del

8uevo RHgi%en. 3espuHs de rodear el te%plo,

los atonistas lo atacan. "e%os au5 a

Akhenatn

desahogando su odio hacia el Antiguo

RHgi%ensobre el te%plo de A%n. 2l ataue tiene H$ito

*el te=ado del te%plo se retira, derra%6ndose

la

7lu0 de Atn7 sobre lo ue era el sancta

sanctoru%. /os asaltantes entonan una

%elod5a

sin letra, pues au5 no son necesarias

palabras

Es(ena &) A0+ena$5n 8 Neer$!$!

(>na transicin oruestal prepara esta

escena,

ue est6 dedicada entera%ente a un d4o entre

Akhenatn * 8efertiti. >n solo de tro%bn

introduce al 2scriba ue co%ien0a a recitarunpoe%a. /a pri%era ve0 ue se escucha el

poe%a,

parece co%o si estuviera dedicado a alg4n

dios.

;on la introduccin de las cuerdas se o*e de

nuevo el poe%a, esta ve0 e$presado al %odo

de

una conversacin entre dos a%antes. 3uranteesta segunda lectura aparecen Akhenatn *

8efertiti cantando a d4o. 2l te$to vocal es el

%is%o poe%a cantado en egipcio.

Al final del d4o ueda la oruesta sola. Tras

una

breve pausa, Akhenatn * 8efertiti repiten el

canto %ientras ue tras ellos se puede ver el

corte=o f4nebre en una posterior etapa de suvia=e,

esta ve0 ascendiendo con grandes alas de

p6=aro

hacia la celeste %ansin de Ra


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Dan(e

(The dance, which i%%ediatel* follows the brass

fanfare, contrasts with the heav* traditional ritual

of the te%ple scene which opened this act. ?usicians,

triangle, wood block, ta%bourine, appear on stage withdancers, as well as Akhnaten and principal %e%bers of

his entourage, in a dance that %arks the celebration

and inauguration of the cit* of Akhetaten

S(ene 9) H8*n

(The %usic that follows the dance is taken fro% the

orchestral introduction to the coronation scene and

serves as preparation for Akhnaten's 7!*%n to the

Aten7. At its conclusion, Akhnaten is left alone.

The 7!*%n to the Aten7 is a central %o%ent of the

opera. &n it, Akhnaten espouses in his own words

the inspiration for his religious and social refor%s.The !*%n is sung in the language of the audience

H8*n $o $+e A$en

AKHNATEN(Te$t sung in 2nglish fro% @inton Tho%as's

2nglish translation published in 3ocu%entsfro% +ld Testa%ent Ti%es

"ho$ dost appear bea$tif$l1n the hori2on of hea&en1h' li&ing AtenHe 4ho 4as the first to li&e

5hen tho$ hast risen on the Eastern Hori2on"ho$ art fair' great' da22ling'High abo&e e&er% land"h% ra%s encompass the land"o the &er% end of all tho$ hast made9

All the beasts are satisfied 4ith their past$re"rees and plants are &erdantirds fl% from their nests' 4ings spreadFlocks skip 4ith their feetAll that fl% and alight#i&e 4hen tho$ hast arisen9Ho4 manifold is that 4hich tho$ hast made"ho$ sole God"here is no other like thee"ho$ didst create the earthAccording to th% 4illeing alone' e&er%thing on earth5hich 4alks and flies on high9"h% ra%s no$rish the fields5hen tho$ dost rise

ESCRIBA(Te$to recitado * despuHs cantado en egipcio

de

un poe%a de a%or encontrado en una %o%ia

realdel periodo A%arna, e$tra5do de la Revista de

Arueolog5a 2gipcia por ir Alan FardinerAspiro el d$lce aliento:$e ehalade t$ boca9Cada d!a contemplo t$ belle2a9Es mi deseoencontrar mi j$&ent$d% mi &ida por amor a ti96ame t$s manos' tomando t$ esp!rit$'

para :$e p$eda recibirlo % &i&ir en ;l9Pron$ncia mi nombre en la eternidad% as! n$nca morir89

Es(ena ') -a C!udad

(2l 2scriba recita la pri%era parte de la

escena

sin aco%pa-a%iento %usical. u discurso est6

sacado de las estelas de la nueva ciudad de

Akhenatn, Akhetatn (2l !ori0onte de Atn.

Tras Hl, aparece la nueva ciudad de grandes

espacios ue representa el punto de vista

aruitectnico de la nueva era de Akhenatn

ESCRIBA(Te$to recitado, e$tra5do de las estelas

halladasen el valle de TellGA%arna, en la 7!istoria de2gipto7 de :reasted, 1KB

Es$ela #7 s$ Majestad les dijoJ He a:$! la Ci$dad delHori2onte de Atn' :$e Atn ha :$erido :$e sehaga como eterno mon$mento en honor delgrannombre de mi majestad9 Por:$e ha sido Atn'mi

padre' :$ien me ha tra!do a esta Ci$dad delHori2onte9 Por:$e no ha sido ning@n noble

:$ienme ha dirigido hasta a:$!D ni ning@n hombre:$ienme ha tra!do diciendoJ Con&iene :$e s$Majestadconstr$%a $na Ci$dad del Hori2onte de Atneneste l$gar9 No' por:$e ha sido el mismo Atn'mi

padre' :$ien me ha ordenado hacerla9 ed' :$e


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"he% li&e and thri&e for thee"ho$ makest the seasons to no$rishAll tho$ hast made"he 4inter to cool"he heat that the% ma% taste thee9"here is no other that kno4s theeSa&e th% son' AkhnatenFor tho$ hast made him skilledBn th% plans and th% might"ho$ dost raise him $p for th% son5ho comes forth from th%self9

(At the close of the !*%n, Akhnaten leaves the stage

deserted, and the act ends with distant voices singing

CHORUS(Te$t sung in !ebrew b* +ffstage ;horus, fro%

Psal% 1KL, !ebrew :ible, ?asoretic te$t

Ma rab.b$ ma.a.se.kha ha.shem

$.lam be.khokh.ma a.sitaMa.le.a ha.a.rets kin.%a.ne.kha1.te or ka.sal.ma

No.te sha.ma.%im ka.%i.ri.a"a.shet kho.shekh &i.hi la%.lao tir.mis kol kha%.to %a.ar

(repeat first three lines

ACT III

(Year 1N And The Present G Akhetaten

S(ene #) T+e Fa*!l8

(The stage is divided, one side showing a roo% in the

palace in which can be seen Akhnaten, 8efertiti and

their i$ 3aughters. +utside the palace, on the other

side of the stage, are the people of 2g*pt, soldiers,

outlawed priests of A%on and the cribe. The opening

of the scene depicts Akhnaten and his fa%il* in a

%o%ent of inti%ac*, oblivious to the crowd outside.

As the* sing to each other a sweet, wordless song, itis apparent that in their closeness the* have beco%eisolated fro% the outside world.

The focus shifts to the people outside the palace.

The cribe, drawing on tablets known as the A%arna

/etters that were sent to Akhnaten fro% *rian princes,

begins to incite the crowd, which presses toward

the palace and beco%es increasingl* restless

elFaran ha encontrado :$e este sitio no

pertenec!aa ning@n dios ni diosa' ni a ning@n pr!ncipe ni

princesa9 Ning@n hombre tendr8 el derecho decomportarse como si le perteneciera

Es$ela &Constr$ir; la Ci$dad del Hori2onte de Atn'

paraAtn' mi padre' en este l$gar9 No har; laci$dadal s$r de a:$!' al norte de a:$!' al oeste de a:$!oal este de a:$!9 No traspasar; el s$r de lafronterameridional' tampoco traspasar; el norte de lafrontera septentrional para hacer' seg@n s$

propsito' $na Ci$dad del Hori2onte9 "ampocoa;l le har; $na ci$dad en el lado de poniente9

No'ni har; $na Ci$dad del Hori2onte para Atn'mi

padre' en el lado de oriente de este sitio' ell$gar:$e ;l mismo ha rodeado de acantilados %dondeha hecho $na eplanada en el centro para :$e%oall! p$eda ofrecerle sacrificiosJ este es el l$gar9

Ni a$n:$e la ?eina me dijera :$eJ Ha% enotra parte $n l$gar mejor para la Ci$dad del

Hori2onte' %o no le prestar; atencin9 Nia$n:$ealg@n noble o alg@n hombre de la tierra medijera:$eJ Ha% en otra parte $n l$gar mejor para laCi$dad del Hori2onte' %o no le esc$char;9S$biendo el r!o' al s$r' a poniente o a oriente'%o

jam8s dir;J abandono esta Ci$dad delHori2onte

Dan:a

(/a dan0a ue sigue a la fanfarria de los

%etales

contrasta con el cere%onial de la escena ue

ha abierto este acto. /os %4sicos, tri6ngulo,instru%entos de viento, ta%bor5n, aparecen

en escena con los bailarines, Akhenatn *

cortesanos. /a dan0a celebra la inauguracin

de la ciudad de Akhenatn) Akhetatn


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SCRIBE(Te$t recited fro% the A%arna /etters as cited

in ?ercer, The TelGelGA%arna Tablets

-e$$er No; #)B ha&e 4ritten repeatedl% for troops' b$t the%

4ere not gi&en and the king did not listen tothe 4ord of his ser&ant9 And B sent m% messengerto the palace' b$t he ret$rned empt%.handed .he bro$ght no troops9 And 4hen the peopleof m% ho$se sa4 this' the% redic$led me likethe go&ernors' m% brethren' and dispised me9

-e$$er No; &)"he kingIs 4hole land' 4hich has beg$n hostilities4ith me' 4ill be lost9 ehold the territor% of Seir'as far as CarmelD its princes are 4holl% lostD andhostilities pre&ail against me9 As long as ships 4ere$pon the sea the strong arm of the king occ$pied

Naharin and ash' b$t no4 the Apir$ are occ$p%ingthe kingIs cities9 "here remains not one prince tom% lord' the kingD e&er% one is r$ined9 #et the kingtake care of his land and let him send troops9 Forif no troops come in this %ear' the 4hole territor%of m% lord' the king' 4ill perish9 Bf there are notroops in this %ear' let the king send his officer tofetch me and his brothers' that 4e ma% die 4itho$r lord' the king9

-e$$er No; ')eril%' the% father did not march forth nor inspectthe lands of the &assal.princes9 And 4hen tho$

ascended the throne of th% fatherIs ho$se'AbdashirtaIs sons took the kingIs lands forthemsel&es9 Creat$res of the king of Mittaniare the%' and of the king of ab%lon and ofthe king of the Hittites9

-e$$er No; 95ho formerl% co$ld ha&e pl$ndered "$nip 4itho$t

being pl$ndered b% "h$tmose BBB "he gods of theking of Eg%pt' m% lord' d4ell in "$nip9 Ma% m% lordask his old men if this not be so9 No4' ho4e&er' 4e

belong no more to o$r lord' the king of Eg%pt9 Andno4 "$nip' th% cit%' 4eeps and her tears are flo4ing

and there is not help for $s9 For t4ent% %ears 4e ha&ebeen sending to o$r lord' the king of Eg%pt' b$t therehas not come to $s a 4ord . no' not one9

(The scene shifts back to the palace. This ti%eAkhnaten is alone with his two eldest daughters.

The* continue to sing, appearing %ore withdrawn

and isolated fro% the events outside

Es(ena 9) H!*no

(/a %4sica ue sigue a la dan0a est6 sacada

de la introduccin oruestal de la escena de la

coronacin. A su conclusin, Akhenatn se ha

uedado slo. 2l 7!i%no a Atn7 es un

%o%entoesencial de la pera. Akhenatn ilu%ina conHl

sus propios conceptos para la inspiracin de

sus

refor%as religiosas * sociales. 2l !i%no est6

cantado en el idio%a de la audiencia

H!*no a A$5n

AKHENATN(Te$to cantado en espa-ol de la traduccin al

ingles de @inston Tho%as 73ocu%entos de

los tie%pos del Antiguo Testa%ento7, 1B9Apareces resplandecienteen el hori2onte del cielo9=1h' Atn &i&iente'origen de toda &ida>

C$ando te al2as por oriente' llenas todas lastierras9Eres hermoso' grande' desl$mbrante9Ele&8ndote sobre todas las regiones't$s ra%os abra2an la tierra enterahasta el l!mite de todo lo :$e has creado9

"odos los ganados reposan en s$s pastosDlos 8rboles % las plantas florecenDlos p8jaros etendiendo s$s alas' salen delnidoDlos reba*os saltan sobre s$s patas9"odo lo :$e &$ela % se posa'&i&e c$ando amaneces para ellos9=C$8n n$merosas son t$s obras>"@' dios @nico'

j$nto a :$ien nadie eiste9"@ creaste la tierraseg@n t$ &ol$ntadDt@ hiciste todo lo :$e sobre la tierra

camina o al2a el &$elo9"$s ra%os alimentan los camposc$ando los il$minas'&i&en % crecen por ti9"@ haces las estaciones para n$trirtodo lo :$e has creado'el in&ierno para refrescarlos'el calor para :$e p$edan sentirte9

No ha% nadie m8s :$e te cono2ca'ecepto t$ hijo' Akhenatn'


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S(ene &) A$$a(0 and Fall

(!ore%hab, A*e and the A%on !igh Priest push to the

front of the crowd and also begin to rouse the people,

/arge ;horus. The principals and chorus sing a te$t

taken fro% the A%arna /etters. oon the palace is

surrounded.Dinall*, the %ob bursts through the palace doors andwindows in a wave of shouts, overwhel%ing Akhnaten

and his re%aining fa%il* and car*ing the% off

HI1H PRIEST/ AYHOREMHAB/ CHORUS(Te$t sung in Akkadian fro% ?ercer, The

TelGelGA%arna Tablets#im.lik.mi sha.ri a.na ma.ti.sh$hal.kat mat sha.ri Ga.ba.sha"sa.na.ta.ni n$.k$r.t$ a.na %a.shiA.di ma.ta.ti She.eri Gin."i.kir.mil

shal.n$ a.na gab.bi kha.2i.a.n$.ti$ n$.k$r.t$ a.na %a.shi9Bp.sha.ti e.n$.ma a.mel a.mi.ri$.l a.mar i.na sha.ri be.li.%aki n$.k$r.t$a.na m$kh.khi.%a shak.na.tiE.n$.ma e.lip.pa i.na lib.bi tam.tikat sha.ri dan.na.t$"i.lik.ki Nakh.ri.ma $ kapa.si$ i.nan.na a.la.ni sha.ri"i.li.ki.$ ha.bi.r$7a.n$.mi ish.ten kha.2i.a.n$a.na sha.ri be.li.%a khal.k$ gab.b$

S(ene ') T+e Ru!ns

(&n the silence at the close of the last scene, the

cribe appears out of the chaos to announce theend of Akhnaten's reign

SCRIBE(Te$t recited fro% A*e's to%b

"he s$n of him 4ho kne4 thee notHas set' 1 Amon9$t' as for him 4ho kno4s thee'He shines9

"he temple of him 4ho assailed"hee is in darkness'5hile the 4hole earth is inS$nlight95ho so p$ts thee in his heart'1 Amon'#o' his s$n hath risen9

(The ne$t section for orchestra and the cribe is

a :$ien has re&eladot$s planes % t$ poder9"@ los haces s$rgir para t$ hijo':$ien pro&iene de ti9

(Al final del !i%no, Akhenatn sale de=ando

vac5a la escena. e o*en voces le=anas

CORO(Duera de escena. Te$to cantado en hebreo,

e$tra5do del al%o 1KL=1h' Se*or' c$8n inn$merables son t$s obras>Hiciste todas ellas con t$ sabid$r!a9#a tierra est8 llena de t$s ri:$e2as9"e en&$el&es de l$2 como $n manto':$e se etiende en los cielos como $n &elo9Pones las tinieblas % llega la noche' % en ella'todas las bestias del bos:$e corren f$rti&as9

(repeticin de las tres pri%eras l5neas

ACTO III

(3esde el a-o 1NM hasta el presente

Es(ena #) -a Fa*!l!a

(2l escenario est6 dividido en dos partes.

A un

lado, interior del palacio con Akhenatn,

8efertiti

* sus seis hi=as. Al otro, el e$terior del

palacio,con el pueblo, soldados, sacerdotes

proscritos

de A%n * el 2scriba. 2l co%ien0o de la

escena

%uestra a Akhenatn * su fa%ilia en un

%o%ento

de inti%idad, inconscientes del gent5o de

fuera.

?ientras interca%bian una cancin sinpalabras,se dan cuenta de ue se han apartado del

resto

del %undo.

2n el e$terior, la %ultitud se agita. 2l

2scriba,

lee las tablillas enviadas a Akhenatn por

los


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a reprise, in shortened for%, of the opening Prelude.

&t serves as a transition to the present da* and is

divided as follows)

The cribe describes the rebuilding of the A%on

te%ples after the fall of Akhnaten

SCRIBE(Te$t recited fro% Tutankha%en's to%b"he ne4 r$ler' performing benefactions for hisfather Amon and all the gods' has made 4hat 4asr$ined to end$re as a mon$ment for the ages ofeternit%' and he has epelled the great criminal and

j$stice 4as established9 He s$rpassed 4hat has beendone pre&io$sl%9 He fashioned his father Amon $ponthirteen carr%ing poles' his hol% image being of finegold' lapis la2$li' and e&er% a$g$st costl% stone'4hereas the majest% of this a$g$st god had been$pon ele&en carr%ing poles9All the propert% of the temples has been do$bled andtripled and :$adr$pled in sil&er' gold' lapis la2$li'e&er% kind of a$g$st costl% stone' ro%al linen' 4hitelinen' fine linen' oli&e oil' g$m' fat' incense' m%rrh'4itho$t limit to an% good thing9 His majest%' #ife>Prosperit%> Health> has b$ilt their bar:$es $pon theri&er of ne4 cedar from the terraces9 "he% make theri&er shine9

(The orchestral %usic beco%es ver* full and no action

is indicated. Dinall* the cit* of Akhetaten appears as ite$ists in the present) a ruined cit*, recentl* e$cavated,

the walls barel* three feet high at %ost.

everal groups of tourists wander through the ruins

taking photos, e$ploring, looking about.

The last group of tourists is led b* the cribe, now

appearing as a twentiethGcentur* tour guide describing

to the group what the* are seeing

SCRIBE(Te$t recited fro% Dro%%er's Fuide to 2g*pt, and

Dodor's 2g*pt

"o reach "el.el.Amarna' dri&e eight miles so$thof Malla4i to the point 4here %o$ cross the Nile91n the east side of the Nile the distance is less thana mile and can be co&ered on foot or on donke%9ehind the present &illage' at the ancient site of"el.el.Amarna' the r$ins kno4n as the palace of

Nefertiti are among the &er% fe4 remnants of theAkhnaten period9 "ablets in c$neiform 4riting'4hich contain correspondence bet4een Eg%pt andS%ria' 4ere fo$nd here and are no4 the the CairoM$se$m9 +"o see an% sights on the Eastern bankof the ri&er %o$ m$st cross b% ferr% 4hich carriescars along 4ith the $s$al donke% carts and localtraffic9 "he ferr% docking station is located at theso$thern end of the to4n9 7o$ sho$ld arri&e there

pr5ncipes sirios, conocidas co%o 7;artas

de

A%arna7. /a %uchedu%bre, cada ve0

%6s

agitada, converge hacia el palacio

ESCRIBA(Te$to recitado, e$tra5do de 7/as cartas deA%arna7, de a%uel A. :. ?ercer, 1

Ta%l!lla #Escrib! en &arias ocasiones para obtenertropas'

pero no me f$eron en&iadas' % el re% noesc$chlas palabras de s$ ser&idor9 En&i; entonces amimensajero' pero &ol&i con las manos &ac!as9

No

trajo tropas9 7 as!' c$ando mis allegados&ieroneso' se b$rlaron de m!' as! como losgobernantes'mis hermanos' menospreci8ndome9

Ta%l!lla &"odas las tierras del re% :$e han sido atacadasse perder8n9 6esde el territorio de Seir' hastaelCarmel' s$s pr!ncipes est8n totalmente

perdidos'% los enemigos &encer8n9 Mientras :$e los

na&!oshan estado en la mar' las f$er2as del re% hanoc$pado Naharin % ash' pero ahora los apir$est8n oc$pando las ci$dades del re%9 No le:$eda$n solo pr!ncipe a mi soberano' el re%9 "odoest8arr$inado9 K$e el re% c$ide de s$s tierras %en&!etropas9 P$es si las tropas no llegan en este a*o'todos los territorios de mi se*or' el re%' ser8narrasados9 Si no llegan en este a*o' :$e el re%en&!e a b$scarme' as! como a s$s hermanos'

para:$e podamos morir j$nto a n$estro se*or' elre%9

Ta%l!lla 'En &erdad' n$estro padre no ha &enido %tampocoha inspeccionado las posesiones de s$s

pr!ncipes&asallos9 7 c$ando s$bi al trono de la Casa


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at least one.half ho$r before the JOO AM crossing9"he ferr% does a brisk b$siness and %o$ 4ill neede&er% a&ailable second for sight seeing9"here is nothing left of this glorio$s cit% of temples and

palaces9 "he m$d brick b$ildings ha&e long sincecr$mbled and little remains of the immense stonetemples b$t the o$tlines of their floor plans9 Bn additionto the tombs and r$ins of the cit%' there are se&eral

stelJscattered aro$nd the plain 4hich mark the limitsof the land belonging to the cit%' most of them are too4idel% scattered to &isit and are also in bad condition9

S(ene 9) E,!lo


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Pero contra m! ha% hostilidad9A pesar de :$e $n hombre &ea los hechos'los dos ojos del re%' mi se*or' nada &en9Por:$e la hostilidad est8 en torno a m!9Si h$biera tan slo $n na&!o en mitad del mar'el f$erte bra2o del re%rec$perar!a Nahrima % apasi9Pero ahora los apir$toman las ci$dades del re%9

No le :$eda ning@n regente al re%' mi se*or9"odos est8n perdidos9

Es(ena ') -a Ru!nas

(2n el silencio del final de la 4lti%a escena,

aparece el 2scriba en %itad del caos para

anunciar el fin del reinado de Akhenatn

ESCRIBA

(Te$to recitado e$tra5do de la tu%ba de A*El sol del :$e no te conoc!a se ha p$esto=oh' Amn>Pero el del :$e te conoce

brilla9El templo del :$e te hab!a atacadoest8 en&$elto en tinieblas'mientras :$e toda la tierra brillacon los ra%os del sol9El :$e te ten!a en s$ cora2n'=oh' Amn>

para ;l' s$ sol se ha ele&ado9

(/a siguiente seccin para oruesta * el2scriba

es una reanudacin, en s5ntesis, del preludio

de la

obertura. irve de transicin para la Hpocaactual

* est6 dividida co%o sigue)

2l 2scriba describe la reconstruccin de los

te%plos de A%n tras la ca5da de Akhenatn

ESCRIBA(Te$to recitado de la tu%ba de Tutankha%nEl n$e&o soberano' c$mpliendo los fa&ores

para con s$ padre Amn % todos los dioses'ha reconstr$ido lo :$e estaba arr$inado' comomon$mento para la eternidad9 Ha ep$lsado algran criminal % la j$sticia ha sido restablecida9Ha s$perado lo :$e anteriormente eist!a9 Hacolocado a s$ padre Amn sobre trece

pedestales's$ santa imagen hecha con oro' lapisl82$li %

piedras preciosas' mientras :$e la majestad des$


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a$g$sto dios se enc$entra sobre oncepedestales9"odos los bienes del templo han sidod$plicados'triplicados % c$adr$plicados con plata'lapisl82$li'oro' toda clase de piedras preciosas' tejidos delino blanco' aceite de oli&a' resina' incienso'grasa' mirra' sin l!mites para ning$namercanc!a9=ida' prosperidad % sal$d para s$ Majestad>#as barcas de cedro han sido reconstr$idas'haciendo resplandecer al r!o9

(/a %4sica oruestal se vuelve %u* elaborada

*no ocurre accin alguna. Dinal%ente aparece

laciudad de Akhetatn co%o est6 actual%ente,

una

ciudad en ruinas, reciente%ente e$cavada,

teniendo los %uros slo un %etro de altura.

"arios grupos de turistas pasean a travHs de

las

ruinas to%ando fotos, e$plorando, %irando.

2l 4lti%o grupo est6 precedido por el 2scriba,apareciendo ahora co%o un gu5a del siglo


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de las salas9 Adem8s de las t$mbas % las r$inasde la ci$dad' se p$eden &er n$merosas estelasesparcidas sobre la llan$ra' delimitando la2ona perteneciente a la ci$dad' la ma%or

parte demasiado diseminadas para &isitarlas'e ig$almente en m$% mal estado9

Es(ena 9) E,>lo

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