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| Composer | Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Temistocle Solera |
| Year | 1842 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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PragueNabucco
Verdi: Nabucco
Hermann Bäumer; Tomáš Ondřej Pilař; The Czech National Opera; Anna Pozidis; Andriy Yurkevych; Petr Vítek; Dana Haklová
RigaNabucco
Verdi: Nabucco
Mārtiņš Ozoliņš; Guntis Gailītis; Latvian National Opera; Andris Freibergs; Kristīne Pasternaka; Latvian National Opera Orchestra; Latvian National Opera Choir
BudapestNabucco
Verdi: Nabucco
Gergely Kesselyák; Hungarian State Opera; Edit Zeke; Janó Papp; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Hungarian State Opera Chorus
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A visually striking Nabucco lacks heart at the Festival Verdi
Pier Luigi Pizzi’s staging looks impressive but feels empty. Lidia Fridman’s Abigaille ignites the evening.
Anna Netrebko gatecrashes Riccardo Chailly’s La Scala farewell
Riccardo Chailly’s final new production as artistic director is a celebration of Verdi and of a conductor whose relationship with the Milanese audience has clearly deepened over the years.
Ludovic Tézier delivers a noble Nabucco in Naples
Andreas Homoki’s staging at the Teatro di San Carlo, setting aside a few inconsistencies with the libretto, does not indulge in redundant symbolism.
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