
Nabucco • August 6, 2021 | Arena di Verona
Verona is world famous for the Opera Festival in the Arena di Verona, which attracts millions of music lovers every summer. The Arena di Verona is the world’s largest open-air opera theatre with space for up to 22,000 spectators on the steps of the 45 rows of seats.
Verona is a city of music and opera, especially in summer. The Three Tenors Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and Josè Carreras were regulars in Verona. The Verona Festival started in 1913 with the performance of Aida on the occasion of Giuseppe Verdi’s 100th birthday. Opera lovers around the world dream of watching an opera on the marble steps of one of the best preserved Roman amphitheaters in the world. A dream that you should experience at least once in your life. Not only operas are performed in the Arena di Verona, pop singers such as Elton John, Bob Dylan, Zucchero and Sting also gave concerts here.
Verona is a World Heritage Site for its urban structure and architecture. The historic city center is beautiful and can be explored on foot. It is like an open archeological site in-between the many beautiful Renaissance palaces. And yes, it is famous for the setting of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”. Above all the beautiful sites is the Arena, a huge Roman amphitheater from the first century. The daily mean temperature between June and early September is 21C to 23C. This is perfect for an outdoor performance in the Arena. There are famous operas, concerts and ballet performances to chose from.
Every year we create exclusive music trips to Italy for friends of opera and ballet. Operas of the leading Italian composers Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini and Gioachino Rossini are favourite in the Arena. Enjoy the extraordinary atmosphere at the Roman amphitheatre in the heart of Verona in the summer months under the open sky. Please make your travel plans early and select a performance of interest. Because, if there are less than two months to go, the best tickets might be sold out, the hotels might have increased prices and things may become difficult. With our music tours you get the best seats, on upholstered chairs, together with a nice stay program in Verona.
Nabucco – Arena di Verona Opera Festival 2021
Nabucco is the short name for Nabucodonosor (English: “Nebuchadnezzar”). Giuseppe Verdi composed the opera in 1841. It was based on the Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera and based on the biblical books in which the Jewish people strive for freedom from Babylonian captivity.
On March 9, 1842, the premiere took place at La Scala in Milan. This is how Giuseppe Verdi became famous.
Because of its beautiful and memorable melodies, the opera is one of the most popular operas of all. The freedom choir (choir of the Hebrew slaves) is of central importance. “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” – Fly thought on golden wings!
Lyric drama in 4 acts by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto
• Temistocle Solera
Music
• Giuseppe Verdi
Lasting
• 3.30 Hours approximately – Intervals included
Conductor
• Daniel Oren
Direction and Costume Design
• Arnaud Bernard
Set design
• Alessandro Camera
Lighting Design
• Paolo Mazzon
Chorus Master
• Vito Lombardi
Arena di Verona Orchestra, Chorus, Corps de Ballet, and Technical Team
Cast
Nabucco
• Amartuvshin Enkhbat (3, 24/7 – 20, 26/8 – 1/9)
• Sebastian Catana (17/7)
• Luca Salsi (6/8)
• George Petean (13/8)
Ismaele
• Samuele Simoncini (3, 17, 24/7 – 6/8)
• Riccardo Rados (13, 20, 26/8 – 1/9)
Zaccaria
• Rafał Siwek (3, 17/7 – 13, 20, 26/8 – 1/9)
• Vitalij Kowaljow (24/7)
• Michele Pertusi (6/8)
Abigaille
• Anna Pirozzi (3, 17, 24/7 – 6/8 – 1/9)
• Saioa Hernández (13, 20/8)
• Maida Hundeling (26/8)
Fenena
• Teresa Iervolino (3, 17, 24/7)
• Annalisa Stroppa (6, 26/8 – 1/9)
• Géraldine Chauvet (13, 20/8)
High priest of Belo
• Romano Dal Zovo (3, 17, 24/7 – 6/8)
• Nicolò Ceriani (13, 20, 26/8 – 1/9)
Abdallo
• Carlo Bosi (3, 24/7 – 6, 13/8)
• Antonello Ceron (17/07 – 20, 26/8 – 1/9)
Anna
• Elisabetta Zizzo (3, 17, 24/7 – 6/8)
• Elena Borin (13, 20, 26/8 – 1/9)
Performances Nabucco Opera Festival Arena di Verona 2021
- Nabucco, Saturday, July 3, 2021, 9 p.m.
- Nabucco, Saturday, July 17, 2021, 9 p.m.
- Nabucco, Saturday, July 24, 2021, 9 p.m.
- Nabucco, Friday, August 6, 2021, 8.45 p.m.
- Nabucco, Friday, August 13, 2021, 8.45 p.m.
- Nabucco, Friday, August 20, 2021, 8.45 p.m.
- Nabucco, Thursday, August 26, 2021, 8.45 p.m.
- Nabucco, Wednesday, September 1, 2021, 8.45 p.m.
Travel Description
Essential Music Trip
- Gold category tickets for comfortable chairs (see chart)
- 2 nights accommodation with breakfast, shared double room
Program day by day
Day 1
- Arrival at the hotel
- Overnight
Day 2
- Breakfast
- Leisure time
- Arena Verona performance, premium tickets
- Overnight
Day 3
- Breakfast
- Departure and end of the program