Composer
Librettist
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
1964
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Production
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
Act III, Scene 2 -- The banks of the Euphrates
Act IV, Scene 1 -- Nabucco's prison
Scene 2 -- Near the palace
Acknowledgements
The production of "Nabucco" was given to the San Francisco Opera Association by the America-Italy Society of San Francisco
and the Festival of Faith and Freedom Foundation in 1961.
Notes
Corps de Ballet