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Politics. Religion. A dangerous love triangle. Plus two killer roles and some of the greatest choral music ever written, including the soul-stirring "Va, pensiero" chorus. The ensembles are as thrilling as the arias in the opera that made Verdi a star!
On one side, the fiery Hebrew priest Zaccaria, battling to lead his people from oppression. On the other, Nabucco, the tyrannical Babylonian king and his adopted daughter Abigaille, who will stop at nothing to get her father's throne and her sister's lover.
TIME: 586 B.C.
* Lyric debut
** Ryan Opera Center alumni
*** Ryan Opera Center Ensemble
A First Look at Nabucco with Director Matthew Ozawa
Love, death, oppression, redemption...just a few words director Matthew Ozawa uses to describe Verdi's majestic opera Nabucco. "This opera is mammoth and rarely done...it feels electric at every twist and turn."
Nabucco – A Really Big Show
Sometimes, grand opera just has to be, well, GRAND. Outsized, supersized, overwhelming. Call it what you will, Verdi's Nabucco is all that.
The reviews are in for Verdi's soul-stirring Nabucco
Verdi's impassioned opera Nabucco, known for its unstoppable drama and rousing choral music, opened at Lyric to a lot of buzz about the twisted tale of politics, religion, and love! See for yourself what the critics are saying.
Go inside this production of Nabucco with engaging articles, notes from the director, a complete plot synopsis, artist bios, and more.
Robert F. Finke
in Memory of Carol Keenan
Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust, The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust, the Harris Family Foundation, and Katherine A. Abelson and Robert J. Cornell are the generous sponsors of Lyric’s presentation of Verdi's Nabucco.
Lyric Opera production originally made possible by the Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa.
Photo: Cory Weaver
