Giuseppe Verdi
Nabucco
Giuseppe Verdi's powerful opera of oppression and liberation in a contemporary staging.
Experience Giuseppe Verdi's compelling opera, which brings the biblical Babylonian exile and the struggles of an oppressed nation into a striking contemporary context. Featuring the iconic "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves," this production offers rich vocal performances by theatre and guest soloists alongside the theatre choir.
Directed with a modern perspective, the staging explores timeless themes of tyranny, resilience, and the universal thirst for freedom. Sung in Italian with Lithuanian surtitles, it combines dramatic historical resonance with the profound emotional depth of Verdi's celebrated score.
✻ Best for
- Surtitled
- Classic
- Premiere
✻ Venue
Kaunas State Musical Theatre
Laisvės ave. 91, Kaunas
Centras · Kaunas
Centras · Kaunas
✻ Before you book
Things worth knowing.
- № 01LanguageSung in Italian with Lithuanian surtitles.
- № 02Age ratingRated N-7.
- № 03Premiere contextThis production premiered on July 16, 2022, at the Kaunas IX Fort Memorial and on October 1, 2022, at the Kaunas State Musical Theatre.
Performances
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Production
✻ Creative
- Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Librettist
- Temistocle Solera
- Music director and conductor
- Jonas Janulevičius
- Artistic director
- Kęstutis Stasys Jakštas
- Assistant conductor
- Oksana Madaraš
- Costume and make-up designer
- Dainius Bendikas
- Set designer
- Artūras Šimonis
- Lighting designer
- Audrius Jankauskas
- Vizualizacija
- Arvydas Strimaitis
- Choreographer
- Dainius Bervingis
- Chorus master
- Rasa Vaitkevičiūtė
✻ Cast on this run
- Nabukas, Babilono karalius
- Eugenijus Chrebtovas / Laimonas Pautienius
- Izmaelis, Izraelio karaliaus sūnėnas
- Egidijus Bavikinas / Tomas Pavilionis
- Zacharija, Izraelio šventikas
- Žygimantas Galinis
- Abigailė, nesantuokinė Nabuko duktė
- Sandra Janušaitė / Gitana Pečkytė (Vilkelienė)
- Fenena
- Iveta Kalkauskaitė Majauskienė
- Fenena, Nabuko duktė
- Gabrielė Kuzmickaitė
- Baalo žynys
- Tomas Ladiga / Joris Rubinovas
- Abdalas, sargybos viršininkas
- Gytis Murauskas / Povilas Padleckis / Mindaugas Zimkus
- Anna, Zacharijos sesuo
- Gabrielė Bukinė / Ieva Goleckytė