The Metropolitan Opera: Nabucco
- Release Date: January 7, 2017
- Genre: Musical, Other
- Writer(s): Guiseppe Verdi
- Studio: The Metropolitan Opera
- Length: 3h 05m
Synopsis
The Met: Live in HD 2016-17 season presents a broadcast of Verdi's Nabucco, presented live in select cinemas nationwide on Saturday, January 7. Met Music Director James Levine conducts Verdi's early drama of Ancient Babylon, Nabucco, with Plácido Domingo adding a new role to his Met repertory as the title character.
Liudmyla Monastyrska sings the tour-de-force role of Abigaille, Nabucco's willful daughter, with Jamie Barton as Fenena, Russell Thomas as Ismaele, and Dmitri Belosselskiy as the prophet Zaccaria, the role of his 2011 Met debut.
Live performance on January 7, 2017 in select theaters. Encore performances February 11, 13, and 15, 2017.