Praise for J’Nai’s Metropolitan Opera debut as Nefertiti in Philip Glass’s ‘Akhnaten’

J’Nai made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Nefertiti in Philip Glass’s ‘Akhnaten’, November 8 – December 7, 2019, with a flood of media coverage and rave reviews accompanying it.

“How A Fast-Rising Opera Singer Prepared for her MET Debut” – New York Times Magazine

“J’Nai Bridges, ‘The Beyonce of Opera,” Makes Her Debut As Nefertiti” – BET

“From Carmen to Nefertiti, J’Nai Bridges is the Next Big Voice in Opera.” – The Root  

“How An opera Singer Dresses for Work” – The Cut

“The vocal blend of Costanzo’s Akhnaten with mezzo J’Nai Bridges as his wife, Nefertiti, and soprano Disella Lárusdóttir as his mother, Queen Tye, was sublime. Just enough alike and just enough different, they sang as individuals and spoke as one voice depending on the moment in the score.” – NY Classical Review  

“J’nai Bridges as Nefertiti sounded warm and lush; Dísella Lárusdóttir’s high, bright soprano as Queen Tye, Akhnaten’s mother, blended hauntingly with the royal couple in their otherworldly trio.” – Bachtrack  

“…J’nai Bridges, whose Met debut leaves the audience craving much, much more.” – Vulture