Nabucco marks a successful debut of Saioa Hernández as Abigaille

By Laura Servidei, 27 May 2019

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Reviewed at Semperoper, Dresden on 25 May 2019

Verdi, Nabucco

Semperoper Dresden

Omer Meir Wellber, Conductor

David Bösch, Director

Patrick Bannwart, Set Designer

Meentje Nielsen, Costume Designer

Andrzej Dobber, Nabucco

Saioa Hernández, Abigaille

Christa Mayer, Fenena

Vitalij Kowaljow, Zaccaria

Massimo Giordano, Ismaele

Alexandros Stavrakakis, High Priest

Simeon Esper, Abdallo

Tahnee Niboro, Anna

Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden

Staatskapelle Dresden

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***11

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.

Nabucco in Dresden marks a successful debut of Saioa Hernández as Abigaille