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Nabucco

Composed by Giuseppe Verdi

Conducted by James Conlon

October 14 – November 19, 2017

At the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Giuseppe Verdi's Nabucco

 

LA Opera's revival of Nabucco convinced us of the thrilling musical power of Verdi’s first masterpiece. James Conlon’s conducting of the overture was a model of control, balancing gigantic dramatic statements with pleasingly fluid lyricism; later, the great ensembles, which comprise much of the action, unfolded with stately grandeur... Plácido Domingo’s interpretation of Nabucco was revelatory."

Simon WilliamsOpera News

James Conlon conducted a stellar cast in a powerful interpretation of Verdi’s early masterpiece, LA Opera’s first presentation of Nabucco in 15 years. The fascinating production, directed and designed by Thaddeus Strassberger, interpreted Nabucco through the lens of Verdi’s own time by framing it as a sort of opera-within-an-opera, set in the tense political atmosphere of the work’s 1842 premiere. The iconic chorus “Va, pensiero” returned during the curtain call as a dramatically charged encore, with the audience in the house invited to join in.

Cast

Nabucco
Plácido Domingo
Abigaille
Liudmyla Monastyrska
Zaccaria
Morris Robinson
Ismaele
Mario Chang
Fenena
Nancy Fabiola Herrera
Anna
High Priest of Baal
Gabriel Vamvulescu
Abdallo

Creative Team

Conductor
James Conlon
Director/Scenery
Thaddeus Strassberger
Costumes
Mattie Ullrich
Mark McCullough
Lighting
Mark McCullough
Chorus Director
Grant Gershon
Fight Choreographer
Austin Spangler

Additional concert performance on November 14, 2017, at the Musco Center for the Arts.

Production made possible by generous gifts from Barbara Augusta Teichert and Marilyn Ziering. Additional generous support from The Seaver Endowment. Placido Domingo's appearance made possible by generous support from The Eva and Marc Stern Principals Artists Fund.

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