Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar) is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera. The libretto is based on biblical books of Jeremiah ...
“The stars have to be aligned perfectly for a company to attempt to stage ‘Nabucco,’ ” says Nicolas Reveles, the San Diego Opera’s director of education and outreach. If that’s so, let’s thank our ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook The company’s opening week included performances of “Nabucco” and the Requiem. By Oussama Zahr This week, the Metropolitan Opera ...
It was a calculated act of kindness that changed the opera world. A prescient impresario thrust a libretto with a biblical plot into the hands of a reluctant and depressed Giuseppe Verdi, who was then ...