Jerusalem mourns its defeat, which places its fate in the hands of Nabucco, King of Babylon. Ismaël warns them that Nabucco is approaching the Temple. He remains alone with Ferena, the daughter of the Babylonian king, who has been taken hostage by the Hebrews, and confesses his love for her. However, Ferena's sister, Abigaille, also loves Ismael. In this new production, Arnaud Bernard sets the plot in the aesthetic context of the Italian Risorgimento. When it premiered at La Scala in Milan in 1842, Nabucco was an immediate triumph. In an Italy then in the throes of nationalist movements, the audience immediately identified with the Hebrews held captive in Babylon. The chorus of slaves, "Va, pensiero," thus became one of the most famous arias in the history of opera.
There are no videos to display for Nabucco .
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. ...
Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, ar...
A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house th...
Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to ret...
37-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and ...
Lucy Harmon, an American teenager is arriving in the lush Tuscan countryside to be sculpte...