Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar, Nabucodonosor) - Giuseppe Verdi
Information about the opera Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
The opera that marked the beginning of Verdi's success, after the play 'Nabucodonosor' by Anicet-Bourgeois and Francis Cornue.
Recommended recordings on CD
Gardelli/Gobbi/Prevedi (Decca 417 407-2)
Easily the best performance of this early Verdi.
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus, conducted by Lamberto Gardelli, 1965.
Cast: Tito Gobbi (Nabucco), Bruno Prevedi (Ismaele), Carlo Cava (Zaccaria), Elena Suliotis (Abigaille).
Decca 417 407-2
Recommended recordings on DVD
Mariotti/Nucci/Ribeiro (C Major 720408)
Recorded live at the Teatro Regio di Parma, 2009.
Parma Teatro Regio Chorus, Parma Teatro Regio Orchestra, conducted by Michele Mariotti, 2009.
Cast: Leo Nucci (Nabucco), Bruno Ribeiro (Ismaele), Riccardo Zanellato (Zaccaria), Dimitra Theodossiou (Abigaille).
C Major 720408