Nabucco
31 July 2025 h 21:15Verona (VR), Anfiteatro Arena
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Debuting at the 102nd edition of the Arena Opera Festival is Nabucco, in a completely reconceived version, created and overseen for the direction, sets, and costumes by the visionary Stefano Poda.
The opera becomes a timeless journey from conflict to reconciliation, from pride to hope, between humanism and technology. A title that has always been beloved at the Arena for its intrinsic and spectacular choral nature, in the new production Nabucco has already been defined as “atomic”: great symbolic elements and innovative light designs combine on stage, serving Verdi's drama that narrates a conflict not only between peoples but within each individual.
Nabucco, originally "Nabucodonosor", is an opera that illustrates the condition of slavery of the Jewish People in Babylon. The troubled love is the central theme of the opera: right from the first act, a dual story of love and jealousy develops between the two daughters of the Babylonian king Nabucco, Fenena and Abigaille, and the Jew Ismaele.
In the background lies the contrast between the faith in the one God of the Jews and the pagan deity of Belo. The God of the Jews first strikes Nabucco with a lightning bolt, then inspires the conversions of the king and his daughter Fenena. The opera concludes with the victory of good over evil through the suicide of Abigaille, usurper of the Babylonian throne. Suggestive and moving is the chorus of the Jews who, on the banks of the Euphrates River, invoke the distant homeland to the notes of Va Pensiero.
Performances: June 13, 14, 21, 28 at 21:30 - July 10, 17, 24, 31 at 21:15 - August 9, 16, 21 at 21:00 - September 5 at 21:00
For further information
Verona Tourist Office - IAT Verona
Via Leoncino, 61 - (Palazzo Barbieri, Piazza Bra)
37121 Verona
Additional infos
SHOW INFORMATION:
To ensure proper management of admissions and avoid delays during the event, spectators are required to arrive at the Arena at least one hour before the beginning of the show.
The gates open two hours before the start of the show.
There is no mandatory dress code. Smart casual attire is preferred in the stalls, and men are not allowed to wear shorts, sleeveless shirts, or flip-flops.
It is allowed to bring a small backpack and a foldable or small-sized umbrella (long umbrellas that do not have sharp ends are acceptable). However, bringing luggage, trolleys, bags, backpacks, sacks, or other bulky containers (over 17 liters) is prohibited. If seated in the stands, it is possible to bring a cushion from home or purchase one at the Arena from the staff.>
It is not allowed to bring food and drinks into the Arena. Additionally, plastic bottles larger than 0.5 liters and any other bottle, container, or glass or plastic object, as well as any other blunt object that could cause harm to oneself or others, are prohibited.
Should weather conditions prevent the regular execution of the show, the Fondazione Arena di Verona may postpone the start time of the performance by up to 150 minutes. In the event of a definitive suspension of the show after it has started, any right to a ticket refund will be forfeited. Please consult the regulations for further information.
CAST:
Nabucco
Amartuvshin Enkhbat 13/06, 14/06, 21/06, 10/07, 17/07, 24/07, 21/08
Youngjun Park 28/06
Luca Salsi 31/07, 09/08, 16/08
Igor Golovatenko 05/09
Ismaele
Francesco Meli 13/06, 21/06, 31/07, 09/08, 16/08
Galeano Salas 14/06, 28/06, 10/07, 17/07, 24/07, 21/08, 05/09
Zaccaria
Roberto Tagliavini 13/06, 21/06, 28/06
Alexander Vinogradov 14/06, 09/08, 16/08, 05/09
Christian Van Horn 10/07, 17/07, 24/07, 31/07
Simon Lim 21/08
Abigaille
Anna Pirozzi 13/06, 21/06, 28/06
Maria José Siri 14/06, 10/07
Anna Netrebko 17/07, 24/07, 31/07
Olga Maslova 09/08, 16/08, 21/08, 05/09
Fenena
Vasilisa Berzhanskaya 13/06, 21/06
Francesca Di Sauro 14/06, 28/06, 17/07, 24/07
Anna Werle 10/07, 31/07, 09/08
Aigul Akhmetshina 16/08, 21/08, 05/09
The High Priest of Belo
Gabriele Sagona 13/06, 14/06, 21/06, 28/06, 10/07, 17/07, 24/07, 31/07, 09/08, 16/08, 21/08, 05/09
Abdallo
Carlo Bosi 13/06, 21/06, 10/07, 17/07, 24/07
Matteo Macchioni 14/06, 28/06, 31/07, 09/08, 16/08, 21/08, 05/09
Anna
Daniela Cappiello 13/06, 28/06, 10/07, 17/07, 24/07, 31/07, 21/08
Elisabetta Zizzo 14/06, 21/06, 05/09
Elena Borin 09/08, 16/08