“Nabucco,” Verdi’s third opera, might be unrefined compared with his masterworks. But what it lacks in subtlety and sophistication is made up for in honest storytelling and a score of muscle and ...

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 ...

Attending a performance of Verdi’s opera Nabucco in Tel Aviv last week I was struck by the apparent reference to contemporary ...

An aging king’s descent into madness. A bloodthirsty princess’ ascension. An unrequited and forbidden love. These are the hallmarks of Giuseppe Verdi’s 19th-century operatic masterpiece, Nabucco.

"Power to the people" could very well be the mantra for the gorgeous opera Nabucco highlighted by the inspiring Va Pensiero chorus sung by the Hebrew slaves as they pray to G-d for their dream to ...

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, ...