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Nabucco (Los Angeles)

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Based On

the biblical books of 2 Kings, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Daniel, and on the 1836 play by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois and Francis Cornu

Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
Season
1961
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers

Cast

Zaccaria, chief priest of the Hebrews
Ismaele, nephew of the king of Jerusalem
Fenena, Nabucco's daughter
Abigaille, Nabucco's slave-born adopted daughter
Anna, Zaccaria's sister
Nabucco, King of Babylon
High Priest of Baal
Abdallo, officer of the Babylonian guard

Show Dates

Time and Place

600 B.C. Jerusalem and Babylon

Scenes

Act I -- Jerusalem, the temple
Act II, Scene 1 -- Babylon, in Nabucco's palace
Scene 2 -- Near the palace
Act III, Scene 1 -- The throne room
Scene 2 -- The banks of the Euphrates
Act IV, Scene 1 -- Nabucco's prison
Scene 2 -- Near the palace

Acknowledgements

The San Francisco Opera Association gratefully acknowledges the new production of "Nabucco" which is sponsored by
the America-Italy Society of San Francisco and the Festival of Faith and Freedom Foundation

Notes

Corps de Ballet

The America-Italy Society sponsorship of Nabucco was made possible by generous contributions from:
Bank of America
Transamerica Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Fleishhacker, Jr.
Zellerbach Family Fund
J.D. and Hana Zellerbach Fund
Di Giorgio Fruit Company
Mr. and Mrs. B. Mortara
Mr. and Mrs. Marco Hellman
Walter and Elisa Haas Fund
Charles W. Kendrick Memorial Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Petri
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Pierotti
Dr. and Mrs. Alessandro Savorgnan
Cella Vineyards
Pisani Printing Company
Security Lithograph Company
Italian Swiss Colony