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Nabucco

Dramma lirico in four parts by
TEMISTOCLE SOLERA

First performance:
Milan, Teatro all Scala, 9 March 1842

Critical Edition by
ROGER PARKER

The University of Chicago Press 1988

CHARACTERS:
NABUCODONOSOR (NABUCCO), King of Babylon, baritone
ISMAELE, nephew of Sedecia, King of Jerusalem, tenor
ZACCARIA, High priest of the Hebrews, bass
ABIGAILLE, slave, believed to be the first-born daughter of Nabucodonosor, soprano
FENENA, daughter of Nabucodonosor, soprano
HIGH PRIEST OF BAAL, bass
ABDALLO, old official of the King of Babylon, tenor
ANNA, sister of Zaccaria, soprano
Mixed chorus of Babylonian and Hebrew soldiers, Levites, Hebrew virgins, Babylonian women, magi, Babylonian grandees, populace, etc.

The action takes place in Jerusalem and Babylon in 587 B.C.E.

Instrumentation: 2 Flutes/Piccolo, 2 Oboes/English Horn, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Cimbasso, Timpani, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Side Drum, Triangle, 2 Harps, Strings. Onstage: Band
Performance time: 2h 15m

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