Organization

Singer

Baritone

Lester Lynch

Nabucco

Soprano

Alexandra Loutsion

Abigail

Tenor

Andres Acosta

Ishmael

Bass

Peter Volpe

Zachary

Melody Wilson

Fenena

Teresa Perrotta

Anna

Rolando Sanz

Abdallo

Matthew Scollin

The High Priest of Ba'al

Washington Concert Opera

Washington D.C.

United States

Lisner Auditorium

Nabucco Verdi

Public

Approved

“My career really began with NABUCCO.”

So stated Giuseppe Verdi after composing it — his third opera. NABUCCO was considered to be a masterpiece as well as the first patriotic opera of its time. While La Scala only planned on eight performances for its premiere, they went on to present it 57 times in just three months due to its roaring reception (which is still the record). Among the many recognizable arias and duets throughout Verdi’s operas, this one, set in Jerusalem and Babylon in the 500s BC, holds what might be the most famous chorus tune ever written (“Va, pensiero”). The piece later became an important Italian anthem.

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Cast