Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco / Juan Pons, Maria Guleghina, Samuel Ramey, Wendy White, Gwyn Hughes Jones, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra And Chorus, James Levine / Deutsche Grammophon DVD Video CD 2005 / 00440 073 0779
UPC 044007307793
NTSC DVD
Region Code: 0 (All Region)
Menu Language: English
Nabucco (Italian pronunciation: [naˈbukko], short for Nabucodonosor [naˌbukoˈdɔːnozor, -donoˈzɔr]; English: "Nebuchadnezzar") is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera. The libretto is based on the biblical books of 2 Kings, Jeremiah, Lamentations and Daniel and the 1836 play by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois and Francis Cornu. However, Antonio Cortese's ballet adaptation of the play (with its necessary simplifications), given at La Scala in 1836, was a more important source for Solera than the play itself. Under its original name of Nabucodonosor, the opera was first performed at La Scala in Milan on 9 March 1842.
Nabucco is the opera that is considered to have permanently established Verdi's reputation as a composer. He commented that "this is the opera with which my artistic career really begins. And though I had many difficulties to fight against, it is certain that Nabucco was born under a lucky star."
The opera follows the plight of the Jews as they are assaulted, conquered and subsequently exiled from their homeland by the Babylonian king Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar II). The historical events are used as background for a romantic and political plot. The best-known number from the opera is the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" ("Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" / "Fly, thought, on golden wings"), a chorus that is regularly given an encore in many opera houses when performed today.
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Deutsche Grammophon – 00440 073 0779 |
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DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, NTSC
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Europe |
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Released:
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2005 |
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Classical |
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Opera |
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Tracklist:
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Opening Credits |
2:01 |
2
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Sinfonia - Overture |
7:14 |
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Parte Prima: Gerusalemme
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| 3 |
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Gli Arredi Festivi Giù Cadono Infranti (Coro) |
5:36 |
| 4 |
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Sperate, O Figli ! ... D‘egitto la Sui Lidi (Zaccaria, Coro, Ismaele) |
6:25 |
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Come Notte A Sol Fulgente (Zaccaria, Coro) |
3:16 |
| 6 |
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Fenena! O Mia Diletta! (Ismaele, Fenena, Abigaille) |
2:26 |
| 7 |
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Prode Guerrier! (Abigaille, Ismaele, Fenena) |
1:46 |
| 8 |
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Io T‘amava (Abigaille, Ismaele, Fenena) |
4:18 |
| 9 |
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Lo Vedeste? (Coro) |
1:38 |
| 10 |
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Viva Nabucco! (Abigaille, Coro, Zaccaria, Ismaele, Nabucco) |
2:55 |
| 11 |
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Tremin Gl‘insani Del Mio Furore (Nabucco, Fenena, Ismaele, Anna, Zaccaria, Coro, Abigaille) |
4:36 |
| 12 |
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Mio Furore, Non Piu Costretto (Nabucco, Abigaille, Anna, Fenena, Ismaele, Zaccaria, Coro) |
3:14 |
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Parte Seconda: L‘Empio
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| 13 |
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Ben Io T‘invenni (Abigaille) |
3:45 |
| 14 |
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Anch‘io Dischiso Un Giorno (Abigaille, Gran Sacerdote, Coro) |
5:10 |
| 15 |
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Salgo Gia del trono aurato (Abigaille, Gran Sacerdote, Coro) |
3:38 |
| 16 |
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Vieni, O Levita! (Zaccaria) |
2:49 |
| 17 |
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Tu Sul Labbro De‘ Veggenti (Zaccaria) |
3:45 |
| 18 |
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Che Si Vuol? ... Il Maledetto Non Ha Fratelli (Coro, Ismaele) |
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| 19 |
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Oh, Fratelli, Perdonate! (Anna, Coro, Zaccaria, Fenena, Ismaele, Abdallo, Gran Sacerdote, Abigaille, Nabucco) |
1:51 |
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S‘appressan Gl‘istanti (Nabucco, Abigaille, Ismaele, Fenena, Zaccaria, Anna, Abdallo, Gran Sacerdote, Coro) |
3:41 |
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S‘oda Or Me! (Nabucco, Fenena, Gran Sacerdote, Zaccaria, Coro) |
2:38 |
| 22 |
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Chi Mi Toglie Il Regio Scettro? (Nabucco, Zaccaria, Abigaille) |
3:53 |
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Parte Terza: La Profezia
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| 23 |
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È L‘Assiria Una Regina (Coro) |
3:03 |
| 24 |
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Eccelsa Donna (Gran Sacerdote, Abigaille, Nabucco, Abdallo) |
2:56 |
| 25 |
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Donna, Chi Sei? (Nabucco, Abigaille) |
3:41 |
| 26 |
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Oh, Di Qual‘onta Aggravasi (Nabucco, Abigaille) |
4:45 |
| 27 |
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Deh, Perdona (Nabucco, Abigaille) |
4:01 |
| 28 |
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Va Pensiero, Sull‘ali Dorate (Coro) |
9:32 |
| 29 |
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Oh, Chi Pange? ... Del Futuro Nel Buio Discerno (Zaccaria, Coro) |
4:56 |
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Partie Quarta: L‘Idole Infranto
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| 31 |
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Son Pur Queste Mie Membra! (Nabucco) |
3:19 |
| 32 |
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Dio Di Giuda! (Nabucco, Abdallo, Coro) |
4:18 |
| 33 |
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Cadran, Cadranno I Perfidi... O Prodi Miei, Seguitermi (Abdallo, Coro, Nabucco) |
2:26 |
| 35 |
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Va, la Palma Del Martirio ... Oh, Dischiso è I’ll Firmamento! (Zaccaria, Fenena) |
3:28 |
| 36 |
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Viva Nabucco! (Coro, Anna, Fenena, Ismaele, Zaccaria, Gran Sacerdote, Nabucco) |
2:54 |
| 37 |
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Immenso Jehova (Anna, Fenena, Ismaele, Abdallo, Nabucco, Zaccaria, Gran Sacerdote, Zaccaria) |
2:54 |
| 38 |
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Oh! Chi vegg‘io? ... Su me, Morente, esanime (Nabucco, Coro, Abigaille, Zaccaria) |
7:44 |
- Chorus – Metropolitan Opera Chorus
- Chorus Master – Raymond Hughes
- Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
- Conductor – James Levine
- Film Producer – Brian Large
- Orchestra – Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
- Producer – Elijah Moshinsky
- Vocals [Abdallo] – Rafael Suárez
- Vocals [Abigaille] – Maria Guleghina
- Vocals [Anna] – Alexandra Deshorties
- Vocals [Fenena] – Wendy White (2)
- Vocals [Il Gran Sacerdote] – Stephen Morscheck
- Vocals [Ismaele] – Gwyn Hughes Jones
- Vocals [Nabucco] – Juan Pons
- Vocals [Zaccaria] – Samuel Ramey
