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Verdi - Nabucco (Highlights / Extraits / Querschnitt) / Manuguerra, Scotto, Ghiaurov, Obraztsova, Luchetti, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Muti / EMI Classics Audio CD Stereo / CDZ 4 79547 2
UPC 724347954726
Nabucco (Italian pronunciation: [naˈbukko], short for Nabucodonosor [naˌbukoˈdɔːnozor, -donoˈzɔr]; English: "Nebuchadnezzar") is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera. The libretto is based on the biblical books of 2 Kings, Jeremiah, Lamentations and Daniel and the 1836 play by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois and Francis Cornu. However, Antonio Cortese's ballet adaptation of the play (with its necessary simplifications), given at La Scala in 1836, was a more important source for Solera than the play itself. Under its original name of Nabucodonosor, the opera was first performed at La Scala in Milan on 9 March 1842.
Nabucco is the opera that is considered to have permanently established Verdi's reputation as a composer. He commented that "this is the opera with which my artistic career really begins. And though I had many difficulties to fight against, it is certain that Nabucco was born under a lucky star."
The opera follows the plight of the Jews as they are assaulted, conquered and subsequently exiled from their homeland by the Babylonian king Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar II). The historical events are used as background for a romantic and political plot. The best-known number from the opera is the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" ("Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" / "Fly, thought, on golden wings"), a chorus that is regularly given an encore in many opera houses when performed today.
| Label: | EMI Classics – CDZ 4 79547 2 |
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CD, Compilation
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| Country: | Europe |
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| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Opera |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Ouverture / Overture / Ouvertüre | 7:08 | |
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Acte I / Act I / I. Akt |
| 2 | "Gli Arredi Festivi Giú Cadano Infranti ... Sperate, O Figli" (Coro, Zaccaria) | 6:30 |
| 3 | "Lo Vedeste? Fulminando Egli Irrompe Nella Folta!" (Coro, Zaccaria) | 1:18 | |
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Acte II / Act II / II. Akt |
| 4 | "Anch'io Dischiuso Un Giorno ... Salgo Giá Del Trono Aurato" (Abigaille, Gran Sacerdote, Coro) | 7:48 |
| 5 | "Vieni, O Levita ... Tu Sul Labbro De'veggenti Fulminasti, O Sommo Iddio!" (Zaccaria) | 5:56 |
| 6 | "S'oda Or Me! Babilonesi" (Nabucco, Fenena, Gran Scerdote, Zaccaria, Abigaille, Coro) | 5:21 | |
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Acte III / Act III / III. Akt |
| 7 | "Chi É Costei? ... Oh, Di Qual'onta Aggravisi" (Nabucco, Abigaille) | 7:06 |
| 8 | "Va, Pensiero, Sull'ali Dorate" (Coro) | 5:11 | |
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Acte IV / Act IV / IV. Akt |
| 9 | "Dio Di Guida!" (Nabucco, Abdallo, Coro) | 5:53 |
| 10 | "Va! La Palma Del Martirio" (Zaccaria, Fenena, Anna, Nabucco, Abigaille, Ismaele, Abdallo, Gran Sacerdote, Coro) | 12:13 |
- Art Direction – John Mordler
- Baritone Vocals [Nabucco] – Matteo Manuguerra
- Bass Vocals – Robert Lloyd (4)
- Bass Vocals [Zaccaria] – Nicolai Ghiaurov
- Choir – Ambrosian Opera Chorus
- Chorus Master – John McCarthy
- Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
- Conductor – Riccardo Muti
- Design Concept – Josée Malamoud
- Engineer [Balance] – Stuart Eltham
- Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Gran Sacerdote] – Elena Obraztsova
- Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
- Soprano Vocals [Abigaille] – Renata Scotto
- Soprano Vocals [Anna] – Annf. Edwards
- Tenor Vocals [Abdallo] – Kenneth Collins
- Tenor Vocals [Ismaele] – Veriano Luchetti
