Genre:
Opera
Release Date:
Jan 2008
Recorded:
1996
Number of Discs:
1
Sound:
Stereo
Subtitles:
EN
Territory Exclusions:
Australia, NZ, North America
Aspect Ratio:
4:3
Display:
NTSC
Catalog Number:
OAF4027D
Verdi: Nabucco
Jonathan Summers (Nabucco); Bruce Martin (Zaccaria); Rosemary Gunn (Fenena); Jeannie Kelso (Anna); Anson Austin (Ismaele); Elizabeth Connell (Abigaille);
State Orchestra of Victoria; Carlo Felice Cillario
Stage Director(s): Barrie Kosky
Verdi's Nabucco confronts the monumental themes of religious difference and nationhood that are so apposite today. Famous for its deeply moving choruses, Nabucco is a unique showcase for Opera Australia's magnificent chorus.
Reviews
"Jonathan Summers...was in wonderful voice and gave a performance of rich intensity and dramatic power...The Hebrews' choral lament, Va Pensiero, perhaps Verdi's most famous piece was given thrilling voice by The Australian Opera Chorus." (The Australian)