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NABUCCO

Opera

Composer:

Giuseppe Verdi

Author of the libretto:

Francesco Maria Piave inspired by William Shakespeare

Date of the premiere:

24.10.1987

Duration:

2 h 55 min (2 intermissions)

Producers:

Music direction:

Andrzej Straszyński

Director:

Marek Okopiński

Set design:

Marian Kołodziej

Stage movement:

Czesław Bilski

Stage manager:

Karolina Filus

Opera in four acts. Performance in Italian with Polish subtitles.

Verdi was close to abandoning his career as an opera composer after the moderate success of "Oberto" and the failure of "The King's Day." Everything changed in 1841 when the manager of La Scala presented him with a libretto about the tribulations of King Nebuchadnezzar and the beginnings of the Babylonian captivity of the Jews. "Nabucco" had almost eighty performances in less than a year and secured a permanent place in the repertoire of the world's greatest stages.

This majestic work allows us to go back to the times when the Jewish people were under the rule of the Babylonian ruler Nebuchadnezzar. The longing of the Israelites for lost freedom intertwines here with court intrigues, the lust for power, and the romantic dilemmas of the king's daughters. Although the action takes place in the 6th century BCE, it actually refers to the nationalist movements that aimed to unify Italy under the rule of Victor Emmanuel II. During its premiere, the content of the opera was identified by Italians with their own destiny, and today, stripped of its political context, it still evokes equally unforgettable impressions among audiences.

Soloists, Choir, Ballet, Orchestra of the Grand Theatre in Łódź

fot. Joanna Miklaszewska

wooden stairs with white-clad choristers standing on the left and right, the background is black, with a six-pointed star and bas-reliefs of creatures

on the wooden stairs there are people dressed in cream-colored costumes, in the center there is a man pointing to the right, he has a bishop's cap on his head, the people on the left and right have surprised faces, the background is black

a couple dressed in cream outfits is dancing together against a black background, the man is singing and has a bishop's hat on his head

against the background of a six-pointed star stands a group of people dressed in white, in the foreground stands a man with a gray beard in gold clothing with white accessories and sings

against the background with a print of white soldiers with shields stand two warriors dressed in brown clothes, in front of them a group of people dressed in white, in the foreground a couple dressed in gold clothes, a woman lies on the ground supporting herself on her hands, a man stands over her with a long wooden staff and shouts

in front of a large brown standing decoration depicting a creature, there is a group of people dressed in yellow, wearing cone-shaped hats, in the center is a woman who smiles and spreads her arms, the background is black

two men stand on a black background, on the right side a man is kneeling with his back turned, holding stone tablets in his hands, on the left a man with a gray beard wearing an ornate robe is looking at him

on a dark background stands a group of people dressed in white, in front of them two warriors dressed in brown clothes, in the foreground two men dressed in cream decorated robes, one of them holds a sword and has a crown on his head, the other has a white veil and headgear, they are looking into the distance

on a dark background there is a group of choristers dressed in white, in front of them warriors dressed in brown costumes, in the foreground several people in cream costumes standing in different positions and looking each in a different direction

on a black background, five people dressed in white are standing in front of them on the gray stairs, a woman dressed in ornate clothes is lying, on the right side, a man is standing, looking straight ahead, holding a small, flat, gray object in his right hand

on a black background on the left side two figures dressed in orange clothes, a woman and a man, are standing, looking straight ahead, on the right side a group of men dressed in brown clothes are looking straight ahead, except for the man standing in front who is looking at the ground in surprise

in the center stands a man dressed in an ornate robe with a gray beard, he looks up and raises his arms high, behind him are gray stairs, to the left and right of them stand figures dressed in white, black background

in the foreground lies a dead woman dressed in ornate garments, behind her two men looking forward dressed in ornate garments, further two men dressed in brown, they have pointed hats, in the background a large group of people dressed in white, black background