Muddled symbolism: Verdi's Nabucco at Deutsche Oper Berlin

By Karen Hunter, 20 January 2017

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Reviewed at Deutsche Oper, Berlin on 14 January 2017

Verdi, Nabucco

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Paolo Arrivabeni, Conductor

Keith Warner, Director

Tilo Steffens, Set Designer

Julia Müer, Costume Designer

Dalibor Jenis, Nabucco

Anna Smirnova, Abigaille

Irene Roberts, Fenena

Robert Watson, Ismaele

Liang Li, Zaccaria

Alexei Botnarciuc, High Priest

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin

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Karen Hunter

Karen Hunter graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts and the St Louis Conservatory of Music, having trained as an oboist. In 1996 she traded a spot on the stage for a place in the audience with her permanent move to Berlin, Germany. Here she finds no shortage of great concerts to attend.