Nabucco

An opera of unapologetically epic proportions, in which rulers challenge their gods, love struggles against empire, and religious revelation goes hand in hand with divine retribution

An opera in four acts, sung in Italian. Music by Giuseppe Verdi; libretto by Temistocle Solera, based on biblical sources and the play Nabuchodonosor by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois and Francis Cornu.

Included in the 2016-17 season of HD Live in Schools.

Audio Clips to Accompany the Educator Guide

Excerpts from the Metropolitan Opera broadcast of February 26, 2005

Nabucco
Nikolai Putilin

Abigaille
Maria Guleghina

Ismaele
Gwyn Hughes Jones

Fenena
Wendy White

Zaccaria
Paata Burchuladze

Conducted by
James Levine

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus