Nabucco

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Nabucco is an 1842 Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi, best known for its powerful chorus "Va, pensiero" and for establishing Verdi’s early fame.

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Nabucco canonical 5

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instanceOf Italian opera
opera
actsCount 4
alsoKnownAs Nabucodonosor
linked to: Nebuchadnezzar II
basedOn biblical stories from the Book of Daniel
biblical stories from the Book of Jeremiah
catalogueNumber Verdi’s third opera
character Abdallo
Abigaille
Anna
Fenena
High Priest of Baal
Ismaele
Nabucco
Zaccaria
chorusType Hebrew slaves
composer Giuseppe Verdi
composerNationality Italian
countryOfPremiere Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia
famousFor chorus Va, pensiero
followedBy I Lombardi alla prima crociata
genre opera seria
historicalSignificance considered Verdi’s first major success
established Verdi’s early fame
language Italian
librettist Temistocle Solera
mainCharacter Nebuchadnezzar II
notableAriaOrChorus Anch’io dischiuso un giorno
Dio di Giuda
S’appressan gl’istanti
Va, pensiero
numberOfActs 4
originalTitle Nabucodonosor
linked to: Nebuchadnezzar II
periodOfComposition early 1840s
precededBy Un giorno di regno
premiereCity Milan
premiereDate 1842-03-09
premiereLocation Teatro alla Scala
linked to: La Scala
premiereYear 1842
publisher Ricordi
settingPeriod 6th century BCE
settingPlace Babylon
Jerusalem
structure overture and four acts
stylePeriod Romantic era
theme Babylonian captivity of the Jews
linked to: Babylonian exile

faith and repentance
oppression and freedom
titleCharacter Nabucco

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