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Nabucco goes to Hollywood, courtesy of Thaddeus Strassberger and LA Opera

By David Karlin, 20 November 2017
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“Nabucco à la Ben Hur, down to the giant chariot on the curtain”
Reviewed at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles on 19 November 2017
Programme
Verdi, Nabucco
Performers
LA Opera
James Conlon, Conductor
Thaddeus Strassberger, Director, Set Designer
Mattie Ullrich, Costume Designer
Plácido Domingo, Nabucco
Liudmyla Monastyrska, Abigaille
Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Fenena
Mario Chang, Ismaele
Morris Robinson, Zaccaria
LA Opera Chorus
LA Opera Orchestra
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David Karlin
David Karlin
David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.