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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
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
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
Renato Cioni(10/19, 23)
Fenena, Nabucco's daughter
Margarethe Bence(10/6, 19)
Janis Martin(10/23)
Abigaille, Nabucco's slave-born adopted daughter
Anna, Zaccaria's sister
Janis Martin(10/6, 19)
Gwen Curatilo(10/23)
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

Media

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

The performance of October 6th was a "Gala Performance in Observance of the 100th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy."

Following the playing of the American and Italian national anthems, the Honorable J.D. Zellerbach, Chairman of the Board
of the America-Italy Society of San Francisco will introduce His Excellency Sergio Fenoaltea, Italian Ambassador to the United States.

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 

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