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Verdi - Nabucco

22/05/2014

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Placido Domingo stars in Verdi's Nabucco, recorded at the Royal Opera House in 2013.

Penny Gore presents a 2013 Royal Opera House production of Verdi's Nabucco, starring Placido Domingo and Liudmyla Monastyrska. Nicola Luisotti conducts.

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Verdi's Nabucco

Placido Domingo sang the title role of Nabucco for the very first time anywhere in the world as part of the Royal Opera House's Verdi 200 celebrations in 2013. And Liudmyla Monastyrska dazzled in the role of Abigaille. Domingo takes on the baritone role of 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 Penny Gore

Nabucco ..... Placido Domingo (baritone)
Abigaille ..... Liudmyla Monastyrska (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
Recorded in 2013.

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