Nabucco NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (20)
See it if you like opera in its more classic expression; the "bel canto" and a great, simple yet visually impactful and majestic scenography.
Don't see it if you don't like opera in general; you don't like classic opera and want a more modern touch to it
See it if you love opera, Verdi, the Met, amazing singers, chorus and orchestra. It’s an outstanding spectacle
Don't see it if you don’t like opera, drama, epic plots
See it if you love beautiful music and can deal with a complicated plot.
Don't see it if you have a short attention span.
See it if It's a VERY grand grand opera. Not a bad one to start with, honestly. The stage is impressive even for the Met.
Don't see it if It's a lot more overtly religious than I was expecting, though it didn't detract from my enjoyment. The guy next to me humming along OTOH...
See it if You like opera
Don't see it if You don't like opera
See it if an opera from the canon beautifully performed and staged, appeals.
Don't see it if that's not your thing.
See it if Verdi's breakout opera is a choral masterpiece about the ancient Hebrews in Babylonian exile Staged on Napier's awesome sets its a knockout
Don't see it if This production is carried by its male voices: Nabacco's Gagnidze & Zaccaria's Belosselskiy with Monastyrska's Abigaille often too strident
See it if You love the Met and use the subtitles. I had never seen this work before and I must admit compared to other standard opera fare while the
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Critic Reviews (4)
"Elijah Moshinsky’s “Nabucco” production has an old-school, 1980s throwback charm, with its imposing, multiuse unit set that turns on the Met’s revolving stage."
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“...it was good to see and hear the opera again, and certainly worth attending for Monastyrska’s performance alone.”
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“It was a treat to hear the Met orchestra play the well-known Overture with such brilliance. Revival director J. Knighten Smit indulged in no prefatory stage business to distract from the music, a temptation that few present-day directors can resist.”
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“What is most appealing about this revival is the consistently solid singing of the strong roster of performers in the principal roles...Conductor Daniele Callegari, the orchestra, and the incomparable Met choristers had an admirable night, coming together most effectively in the celebrated ‘Va, pensiero’...Tinged with lyrical grace and desperate yearning, it was the most memorable highlight of the evening.”
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