Nabucco
Giuseppe Verdi
National Theatre Opera
Partnership performance
Verdi’s third opera, Nabucco, treating the Old Testament story of the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar (ca 630–562 BC), has been an essential title on the repertoire of every opera house possessing a large choir. In the piece, the chorus plays a very bold role, singing, among other things, one of the best-known opera scenes there is, “Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate” (Fly, thought, on golden wings). The audience at the opera’s premiere, on 9 March 1842 at La Scala in Milan, demanded that the scene be repeated, as has subsequently been the case during performances on other stages.
Production is staged by the celebrated Argentinean tenor José Cura.
Musical preparation: Andreas Sebastian Weiser
Direction, set and light design: José Cura
Costumes and co-stage designer: Silvia Collazuol
Co-lighting designer: Pavel Dautovský
Chorus master: Adolf Melichar
Dramaturgy: Jitka Slavíková
Language
In Italian, Czech, English, German subtitles
State Opera, Friday 25 September, 19:00
More information on the National Theatre´s website (www.narodni-divadlo.cz/en)