The ROH Live: Nabucco
9 June 2016| 170 min
Nabucco, King of Babylon, takes Jerusalem in his war with the Israelites – but his daughter Fenena loves the Israelite Ismaele. She releases their prisoners, leading her vengeful half-sister Abigaille to plot to take power. Nabucco declares himself a god and is struck by a bolt of lightning. Abigaille tricks the now feeble king into signing a death warrant for the Israelites, including Fenena and Ismaele. Nabucco prays to the God of Israel for forgiveness; his sanity is restored and he saves the prisoners from death. He converts himself and his people, while Abigaille commits suicide.
Genres
MusicDrama
Cast
Maurizio Benini
Plácido Domingo
John Relyea
Liudmyla Monastyrska
Leonardo Capalbo
Jamie Barton
Vlada Borovko
Samuel Sakker
David Shipley
