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Opera on 3: Verdi 200 - Nabucco

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Verdi 200 - Nabucco

08/06/2013

BBC Radio 3 - Opera on 3, Verdi 200 - Nabucco

Placido Domingo stars in a performance of Verdi's Nabucco, given at the Royal Opera House.

Martin Handley presents a performance of Verdi's Nabucco, starring Placido Domingo and Liudmyla Monastryska, given at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Verdi 200:

BBC Radio 3's Verdi 200 Season continues with Nabucco, starring Placido Domingo singing the title role for the very first time anywhere in the world and Liudmyla Monastryska in the dazzling role of Abigaille, in a new production by Daniele Abbado recorded last month at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Domingo sings yet another baritone role as he takes on Nebuchadnezzar, King of the Babylonians, in the biblical story which so much resounded in the hearts of Italians at the time. The fight of the Hebrews against oppression and exile took a different twist in a tale of love and patriotism, represented in the celebrated chorus 'Va Pensiero', one of Verdi's most famous pieces. Nicola Luisotti conducts the chorus and orchestra of the Royal Opera House.
Presented by Martin Handley.

Nabucco.....Placido Domingo (baritone)
Abigaille.....Liudmyla Monastryka (soprano)
Zaccaria.....Vitalij Kowaljow (bass)
Fenena.....Marianna Pizzolato (mezzo-soprano)
Ismaele.....Andrea Care (tenor)
Anna.....Dusica Bijelic (soprano)
Abdallo.....David Butt Philip (tenor)
High Priest of Baal.....Robert Lloyd (bass)

Chorus and orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Nicola Luisotti, conductor.

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