Nabucco (Nabucodonosor)
Classification added May 3, 2016Premiered March 9,1842
Milan. La Scala
Composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
Original Language:
Italian
Librettist:
Temistocle Solera
Description:
Opera in IV acts
Notes:
After the play “Nabuchodonosor” by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois and Francis Cornu
Time Period:
586 B.C.
Place:
Jerusalem, Babylon
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar), King of Babylon | Baritone | L |
| Abigaille | Soprano | L |
| Zaccaria | Bass | L |
| Ismaele | Tenor | F |
| Fenena | Mezzo-Soprano | F |
| High Priest of Babylon | Bass | S |
| Anna | Soprano | S |
| Abdallo | Tenor | S |
Minimum Chorus: 40
Divisi: SATB