The Core Question
What just happened between you and "The Metropolitan Opera: Nabucco"?
No need to judge. Just record how you feel right now.
Overview
The success of Verdi’s third opera, a stirring drama about the fall of ancient Jerusalem at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar (Nabucco), catapulted the 28-year-old composer to international fame. The music and Verdi himself were subsumed into a surge of patriotic fervor culminating in the foundation of the modern nation of Italy. Specifically, the Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves ('Va, pensiero'), in which the Israelites express their longing for their homeland, came to stand for the country’s aspirations for unity and that exciting era in Italian history, the Risorgimento, or 'Resurgence'.
Cast & Crew
Elijah Moshinsky
Director
George Gagnidze
King Nabucco
Liudmyla Monastyrska
Abigaille
Maria Barakova
Fenena
SeokJong Baek
Ismaele
Dmitry Belosselskiy
High Priest Zaccaria
Stills
Love Letters from the Community
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