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When American director and designer Thaddeus Strassberger began contemplating a new production of Verdi’s “Nabucco” for the Washington National Opera, he immediately focused on the comparison the ...

Was Giuseppe Verdi a revolutionary? The composer certainly transformed opera, but was he a political revolutionary? Did he intend his operas to inspire the commoners to rise up against oppression in ...

Considering Lyric Opera of Chicago’s long and honorable history as a haven for the stage works of Giuseppe Verdi, his “Nabucco” has led a curiously spotty performance life at the company once dubbed ...

Golden lions and floral embellishments parade across a lapis-blue ground, while women in white robes lounge in honey-colored light. This could be a description of a painting by Delacroix or Gerome, ...

The success of Verdi’s third opera, a stirring drama about the fall of ancient Jerusalem at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar (Nabucco), catapulted the 28-year-old composer to international fame. The music ...

The legendary Plácido Domingo brings another new baritone role to the Met as the title king in Nabucco, under the baton of his longtime collaborator James Levine on Great Performances at the Met ...

“Nabucco” may take place in biblical times, with the Israelites trying to get out from under Assyrian control, but whenever a group or nation feels the weight of oppression, Verdi’s opera still has ...

VERONA, Italy — Verona’s ancient Roman arena was once a pagan site where lions devoured enslaved men--to great applause. On Thursday night, a crowd of about 12,000 applauded for a musical spectacle ...