Nabucco (1842 Verdi / Solera), opera

Nabucco <Italian> (1842) is an opera, set to music by Giuseppe Verdi.

~ Original libretto by Temistocle Solera, after Nabuchodonosor (Nebuchadnezzar / 1836 Anicet-Bourgeois, Cornu), play.

Abstract

"Dramma lirico in quattro parti." The Italian opera included the Hebrews’ chorus Va’, pensiero, sull’ali dorate (“Fly, thought, on golden wings”), which became a patriotic song of the Italian Risorgimento. As a nation fighting for independence from foreign rule, the Italians identified themselves with the oppressed Jews in Babylon.

Editions

Published in Milan, Italy: Ricordi, 1842.

Performance History

Premiered in Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy: 9 March 1842; then:

• Lisbon, Portugal: 29 October 1843
• Barceona, Spain: 2 May 1844
• Berlin, Germany: 27 September 1844
• Malta: Autumn 1844
• Algeria: Summer 1845
• Paris, France: 16 October 1845
• Copenhagen, Denmark: Carnival 1846
• London, Great Britain: 30 May 1850
• Budapest, Hungary: 31 August 1846
• Constantinople, Turkey: Autumn 1846,
• Havana, Cuba: 1847
• Bucharest, Romania: November 1847
• New York, United States: 4 April 1848,
• Brussels, Belgium: 29 November 1848
• Prague, Czech Republic: 5 March 1849
• Buenos Aires, Argentina: 22 August 1850
• St. Petersburg, Russia: 27 December 1851
• Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: 1856
• Mexico: December 1856
• Zagreb, Croatia: 1 October 1878

Audio Recordings

1. Nabucco (1949 Gui, Bechi / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera)
2. Nabucco (1951 Previtali, Silveri / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera)
3. Nabucco, German ed. (1955 Klobucar, Colombo / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera)
4. Nabucco (1959 Bartoletti, Bastianini / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera)
5. Nabucco (1960 Schippers, MacNeil / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera)
6. Nabucco (1960 Vernizzi, Dondi / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera)
7. Nabucco (1960 Singer, Winters / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera)
8. Nabucco (1961 Bartoletti, Bastianini / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera)
9. - 1961(LI) - Gui Vittorio - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*
10. - 1961(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - San Francisco Opera*
11. - 1963(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Chicago Lyric Opera*
12. Nabucco (1963 Rescigno, Protti / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera)
13. - 1964(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - San Francisco Opera*
14. - 1964(SE) - Stein Horst - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
15. Nabucco (1965 Gardelli, Gobbi / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera)
16. Nabucco (1966 Gavazzeni, Guelfi / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera)
17. - 1968(LI) - Cillario Carlo Felice - American Opera Society*
18. Nabucco, Bulgarian ed. (1968 Raichev, Popov / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera) 1968(LI) - Raichev Rouslan - Sofia National Opera*
19. - 1972(LI) - Davis Colin - Covent Garden*
20. - 1972(LI) - Sanzogno Nino - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*
21. - 1972(LI) - Vonk Hans - Omroeporkest*
22. - 1974(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*
23. Nabucco (1978 Muti, Manuguerra / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera) Muti Riccardo - Philharmonia Orchestra*
24. - 1978(LI) - Coppola Anton - New Orleans Opera Association*
25. - 1978(LI) - Ziino Ottavio - Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari*
26. - 1979(LI) - Rigacci Bruno - NOT KNOWN*
27. - 1980(LI) - Erede Alberto - Düsseldorfer Symphoniker*
28. - 1981(LI;17/9/81) - Pallo Imre - New York City Opera*
29. - 1981(LI;2/10/81) - Pallo Imre - New York City Opera*
30. Nabucco (1982 Sinopoli, Cappuccilli / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera)
31. - 1984(LI) - Agler David - Australian Opera*
32. - 1984(LI) - Gandolfi Romano - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
33. - 1984(LI) - Yampolski Victor - Symphony Orchestra of the Performing Arts Council*
34. - 1986(LI) - Muti Riccardo - Teatro alla Scala*
35. - 1989(LI) - Rinaldi Maurizio - Orchestra Nova Amadeus*
36. - 1992(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Arena di Verona*
37. - 1993(LI) - Matakiev Metodi - Sofia Symphony Orchestra*
38. - 1994(LI) - Carminati Fabrizio Maria - Orchestra della Regione Lombardia «I Pomeriggi Musicali» di Milano*
39. - 1995(LI) - Luisi Fabio - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
40. - 1995(LI) - Muti Riccardo - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
41. - 1996(LC) - Guadagno Anton - Arena di Verona*
42. - 1996(LI) - Arena Maurizio - Arena di Verona*
43. - 1996(LI) - Elder Mark - Covent Garden*
44. - 1997(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Chicago Lyric Opera*
45. - 1998(LI) - Bass Robert - St. Luke's Orchestra*
46. Nabucco (1998 Oren, Bruson / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera) <Tokyo Symphony Orchestra>
47. - 1999(LE) - Saccani Rico - Sinfonetta de Lausanne*
48. - 2000(LI) - Conlon James - L'Opéra National de Paris*
49. - 2000(LI) - Summers Patrick - Houston Symphony Orchestra*
50. - 2000(STU) - Michnik Ewa - Wroclaw Opera*
51. - 2001(LI) - Lloyd Michael - English National Opera*
52. - 2002(LI) - Santi Nello - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo*
53. - 2003(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*
54. - 2003(LI) - Meena James - Orchestra*
55. - 2004(LI) - Paganini Giorgio - Orquesta de la Casa de la Opera de Buenos Aires***
56. Nabucco, English ed. (2005 Parry, Opie / @1842 Verdi), sound recording (opera)Opera North*
57. - 2007(LI) - Arrivabeni Paolo - L'Opéra Royal de Wallonie*
58. - 2008(LI) - Carignani Paolo - Bayerische Staatsoper*

Video Recordings

1. Nabucco (1977 Muti, Nimsgern / Ronconi, Pizzi / 1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Maggio Musicale Fiorentino>
2. Nabucco (1979 Santi, Milnes / Ronse, Flédérick / 1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Théâtre de l'Opéra de Paris>
3. Nabucco (1981 Arena, Bruson / Giacchieri, Large / @1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Arena di Verona>
4. Nabucco (1986 Muti, Bruson / De Simone, Large / @1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Teatro alla Scala>
5. - 1989(LI) - Fulton Thomas <Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg>
6. Nabucco (1991 Oren, Bruson / De Hana, Cavassilas / 1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Arena di Verona> Released in 2000.
7. Nabucco (1992 Guadagno, Cappuccilli / De Bosio, Casalino / @1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Arena di Verona>
8. - 1994(LE) - Chaslin Frédéric - Wiener Symphoniker**
9. - 1995(LI) - Steinberg Pinchas - L'Opéra National de Paris - Bastille***
10. Nabucco (1996 Cillario, Summers / Kosky / 1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <State Orchestra of Victoria>
11. Nabucco (1997 Carignani, Bruson / Sparvoli, Licastro / @1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) - <Teatro San Carlo di Napoli>
12. - 1998(LI) - Oren Daniel - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma**
13. - 1998(LI) - Slatkin Leonard - Orchestre National de France**
14. Nabucco (2000 Lessky, Donati / Werner / @1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Junge Philharmonic Wien>
15. Nabucco (2001 Attanasi, Kalmandi / @1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) - Attanasi Walter - Netherlands Ballet Orchestra*** Released 2003
16. Nabucco (2001 Luisi, Nucci / Krämer, Reitzenstein / @1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Wiener Staatsoper>
17. Nabucco (2002 Levine, Pons / Napier, Large / 1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Metropolitan Opera>
18. Nabucco (2004 Frizza, Gazale / Miller, Dorigo / @1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova>
19. Nabucco (2004 Oren, Maestri / Panizza / @1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Orchestra della Fondazione Arturo Toscanini>
20. - 2004(LI) - Paganini Giorgio - Orquesta de la Casa de la Opera de Buenos Aires***
21. - 2007(LI) - Campanella Bruno - Teatro delle Muse di Ancona**
22. Nabucco (2007 Märzendorfer, Morosow / Herzl, Dolezal, Rossacher / 1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Europa Symphony>
23. Nabucco (2007 Oren, Nucci / Krief, Mancini / @1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Arena di Verona>
24. Nabucco (2009 Mariotti, Nucci / Abbado, Mancini @1842 Verdi), video recording (opera) <Teatro Regio di Parma>. Released in 2012
25. Nabucco (2013 Luisotti, Domingo / Abbado / @1842 Verdi), video recording (opera)

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