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Nabucco

Giuseppe Verdi

New Production

When Nabucco is struck by lightning he proclaims himself to be a god. Others think he is a mad man, a tyrant, yesterday’s news, a father and possibly even a liberator. In the final reckoning how will Nabucco be judged?

Best known for ‘Va, pensiero – The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves’, Nabucco is a rich treasure by the young Verdi that all fans of his work will want to discover. Nabucco is the operatic equivalent of a 1950s biblical Hollywood epic with its rousing, soaring score. We are delighted to present Nabucco once again as the company who re-introduced it to British audiences a century after it was last performed on these shores. Nabucco will send you home humming the tunes and tapping your feet for days to come.

Supported by the WNO Partnership.

 

"Nabucco is a wonderful opera for the Chorus and was initially responsible for putting the company at the forefront of British opera. The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves has for many years been the signature tune of WNO"

Paul Gyton, Tenor, WNO Chorus

Faith Explorer Packs

Book for both operas and receive this special pack of added extras:

A Faith programme

Special hotel rates

Free pre-performance talks

Prior to every performance of Moses und Aron and Nabucco.

The Whole Story

The Whole Story is the perfect introduction to the Faith season. Before the performances begin, our team of experts will guide you through the music, stories and background to each opera. 

David Pountney in Conversation

David Pountney and a key figure from the arts explore the Faith theme. 

Conductor Xian Zhang (ex 8 June)
tbc (8 June)
Director Rudolf Frey
Designer Ben Baur
Costume Designers Silke Willrett and Marc Weeger
Lighting Designer Reinhard Traub
Choreographer Beate Vollack

Cast includes
Nabucco David Kempster
Abigaille Mary Elizabeth Williams
Zaccaria Kevin Short
Fenena Justina Gringyte
Ismaele Wynne Evans (ex 12 & 14 June)
Robyn Llyn Evans (12 & 14 June)
High Priest David Soar

All performances start at 7.15pm except 8 June at 4pm

Running time approximately 2 hours 50 minutes with one interval

Sung in Italian with surtitles in English (and Welsh in Cardiff)

Co-production with Stuttgart Opera

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