Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco

The late nineteenth century Italian composer Temistocle Solera penned the libretto for Verdi's 1842 four-act opera +Nabucco. The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza mounted the work on stage in 2004, with a cast that includes Ambrugio Maestro in the title role, Andrea Gruber as Abigaille, Paata Burchuladze as Zaccaria, and Nazzareno Antinori as Ismaele. That live stage production appears in the two-hour video release Nabucco. Paolo Panizza directed and designed the sets; the Chorus of the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza and the Orchestra della Fondazione Arturo Toscanini provide musical accompaniment. The late nineteenth century Italian composer Temistocle Solera penned the libretto for Verdi's 1842 four-act opera +Nabucco. The Teatro Municipale di Piacenza mounted the work on stage in 2004, with a cast that includes Ambrugio Maestro in the title role, Andrea Gruber as Abigaille, Paata Burchuladze as Zaccaria, Nazzareno Antinori as Ismaele. That live stage production appears in the two-hour video release Nabucco. Paolo Panizza directed and designed the sets; the Chorus of the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza and the Orchestra della Fondazione Arturo Toscanini provide musical accompaniment.