The read
It runs long at 3h 0m.
Synopsis
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'.
Ratings
TMDB7/10
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Key crew
- Giuseppe VerdiWriter
- Elijah MoshinskyDirector
Cast
- George GagnidzeKing Nabucco
- Liudmyla MonastyrskaAbigaille
- Maria BarakovaFenena
- SeokJong BaekIsmaele
- Dmitry BelosselskiyHigh Priest Zaccaria
Stills
Themes
operajerusalemthe metropolitan opera