"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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“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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“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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