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Nabucco : dramma lirico in four parts / by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Temistocle Solera ; Andreas Homoki, stage director.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901, composer.
- Standardized Title:
- Nabucco
- Language:
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Filmed performances.
- Operas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (123 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Paris, France : Qwest TV, 2019.
- Language Note:
- Sung in Italian.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Giuseppe Verdi's third opera, Nabucco, reveals much about the Italian composer. It was a triumph from its premiere in 1842 at La Scala in Milan. An opera in 4 acts with a libretto by the poet Temistocle Solera, it quickly became one of the composer's most performed works. Set in 586 BC, Nabucco, king of Babylon, holds the Hebrews prisoner in Babylon. From there, the famous choir Va pensiero, or Chorus of slaves, a lyric poem considered a hymn to freedom, is born. This lyric drama has parallels with the Austrian occupation of Milan at the time of it's writing, making Giuseppe Verdi a politically engaged composer. The orchestra and choirs of the Zurich opera, under the direction of Fabio Luisi, brilliantly perform this famous opera. Baritone Michael Volle as Nabucco, soprano Veronica Simoeni as Fenena, and Mezzo-soprano Anna Smirnova as Abigaille are outstanding in their roles. Not to mention the shimmering staging of Wolfgang Gussmann, which recalls the hanging gardens of Babylon thanks to an emerald green set and costumes. Rachel Welsch.
- Participant:
- Michael Volle (Nabucco), Anna Amirnova (Abigaille), Veronica Simeoni (Fenena), Benjamin Bernheim (Ismaele), Georg Zeppenfeld (Zaccaria), Ania Jeruc (Anna), Omer Kobiljak (Abdallo), Stanislav Vorobyov (High priest of Bal).
- Choir and Supplementary Choir of the Zürich Opera ; Philharmonia Zürich ; Fabio Luisi, conductor.
- Notes:
- Recorded live Opernhaus Zürich.
- Title from title screen (viewed July 03, 2025).
- OCLC:
- 1531300870
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