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'.
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George Gagnidze
King Nabucco
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Liudmyla Monastyrska
Abigaille
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Maria Barakova
Fenena
SeokJong Baek
Ismaele
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Dmitry Belosselskiy
High Priest Zaccaria
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Nabucco
Elijah Moshinsky Director · Giuseppe Verdi Writer Temistocle Solera Author
United States release January 6, 2024 · Produced in United States
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The Metropolitan Opera
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United States
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Italian
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Italian
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United Kingdom · January 6, 2024
Limited theatrical
United States · January 6, 2024
Limited theatrical · The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD Broadcast
South Korea
March 18, 2024 · Limited theatrical
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