It was his first major success, his breakthrough, so to speak: *Nabucco*, which premiered at La Scala in Milan in the spring of 1842, marked the beginning of Giuseppe Verdi’s brilliant career, during which he would rise to become Italy’s preeminent opera composer, virtually unrivaled for several decades.
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Nabucco
Nabucco
Set in biblical times in Jerusalem and Babylon, Nabucco explores the fate of two peoples and cultures, but also the arrogance of the eponymous protagonist, who, in his excess, declares himself a god and subsequently descends into madness.
Scenes of solemn grandeur and haunting music—such as the famous “Va pensiero” chorus of the captive Hebrews—stand alongside moments of intense expression, filled with drama and passion.
Emma Dante, a renowned opera, theater, and film director, stages her first production at the State Opera, while the accomplished Verdi expert Bertrand de Billy conducts this equally impressive and powerful work.
Cast
Musical Director: Francesco Lanzillotta
Stage direction: Emma Dante
Stage coaching, acting direction: José Darío Innella
Set design: Carmine Maringola
Costumes: Vanessa Sannino
Lighting: Cristian Zucaro
Choreography: Manuela Lo Sicco
Chorus rehearsal: Dani Juris
Nabucco: Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar
Abigaille: Lidia Fridman
Zaccaria: Tareq Nazmi
Fenena: Elena Maximova
Ismaele: Andrés Moreno García
Anna: Clara Nadeshdin
Abdallo: Junho Hwang
High Priest of Baal: Hanseong Yun
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin
Chorus: State Opera Chorus
Additional information
Duration: approx. 2 hours and 40 minutes, including an intermission
Language: In Italian with German and English surtitles
Recommended age: 14 and up
Participating artists
Giuseppe Verdi (Komponist/in)
Temistocle Solera (Autor/in)
