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Nabucco

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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
1970
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Musical Preparation
Designer
Costumers

Cast

Zaccaria, High Priest of the Hebrews
Ismaele, nephew of the Hebrew king
Fenena, Nabucco's daughter
Abigaille, Nabucco's adopted daughter
Anna, Zaccaria's sister
Nabucco, King of Babylon
High Priest of Baal
Abdallo, Nabucco's aide

Show Dates

Time and Place

Jerusalem and Babylon in the sixth century B.C.

Scenes

Act I -- The temple in Jerusalem
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 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

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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DANCERS
Christine Bennett
Peggy Davis
Mela Fleming
Karen Hornschuch
Carolyn Houser
Judanna Lynn
Leila Parello
Carla Sealander
Allyson Segeler

Allen Barker
Gardner Carlson
Donald Eryck
John Daniel Lordon
Tony Ness
Charles Perrier
Edward Rumberger
John Sullivan
Sulpicio Wagner