de Giuseppe Verdi
Nabucco was Giuseppe Verdi’s third opera and his first big success, making him the foremost Italian opera composer.
Set in Babylon, Nabucco is an epic opera that recounts the rivalry between the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, who is oppressing the Jewish people, and his adoptive daughter, Abigaille. Its premiere was a resounding success not only for the opera’s music but also because the audience, immersed in the wave of nationalism that eventually led to the unification of Italy in a single state, saw themselves reflected in the plot: an episode in the Hebrew exile in Babylon after the conquest of Jerusalem by king Nebuchadnezzar II. The celebrated choir Va, pensiero, in which the Hebrews express their longing for their lost homeland, has become a hymn to freedom.
This opera deals with such themes as power, redemption and liberty, featuring powerfully depicted characters and emotions that are masterfully reflected by a majestically expressive music.
NABUCCO
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
19/02/2025 – 23/03/2025
Opera in four acts (Surtitled in Catalan).
Libretto by Temistocle Solera, based on the Old Testament and the play Nabuchodonosor by Anicète Bourgeois and Francis Cornue.
This opera premiered at the Teatro alla Scala (Milan) on 9 March 1842. Its debut in Catalonia was at the Teatre de la Santa Creu (Barcelona) on 2 May 1844.
Approximate running time: 2 h 50 min
Act 1: 45 min.
Interval 20 min.
Act 2: 35 min.
Interval 15 min.
Acts 3 and 4: 55 min.
CAST
Luis Cansino / Manuel Mas
Nabucco
Vicenç Esteve / Nacho Guzmán
Ismaele
Alejandro Baliñas / Jeroboám Tejera
Zaccaria
Maribel Ortega / Eugènia Montenegro
Abigaille
Carol García
Fenena
Juan Carlos Esteve
Gran Sacerdote
Roberto Redondo-Sainz
Abdallo
Laura Gibert
Anna
ARTISTIC FILE
Musical direction | Sergi Roca Bru | Surtitle adaptation | Glòria Nogué |
Stage direction and set design | Carles Ortiz | Stage manager | Jordi Galobart |
Assistant stage direction | Jaume Sangrà | Machinery and set construction | RB Creacions 1990, S.L. (Raül Vilasis i Berta Vidal) |
Disseny d’escenografia | Jordi Galobart | Costume production | M. Carmen Muñoz / Eva Selma |
Lighting | Per determinar | Characterisation coordination | Nani Bellmunt |
Costume design | Fundació Òpera a Catalunya | Makeup and hairdressing | Amparo López / Júlia Ramírez / Nerea Fernández |
Assistant musical maestros | Andrea Álvarez / Juli Rodríguez | Production and organisation | Fundació Òpera a Catalunya |
Traducció sobretitulat | Jordi Torrents |
Cor Amics de l’Òpera de Sabadell
Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès
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Sabadell, Teatre La Faràndula
Dimecres 19 febrer, 20 h
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