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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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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