May 19, 2026 | At this point in the opera, the Hebrew slaves are in exile in Babylon, far from their homeland, mourning the loss of Jerusalem and longing for freedom.
Nabucco premiered on 9 March 1842 at La Scala in Milan, and its success marked Verdi’s breakthrough as an opera composer.
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice, Michele Mariotti - Verdi: Nabucco, Act III: "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
Sep 20, 2013 • Watch Anna Netrebko live at the Red Square Concert 19. June 2013, performing Verdi's Il Trovatore "Tacea la notte placida" together with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra "Evgeny Svetlanov" conducted by Constantine Orbelian – to be released on DVD and Blu-ray soon. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience when soprano Anna Netrebko and baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky took to an open-air stage in June 2013 -- two of the leading names in opera, singing live in Moscow's Red Square. The audience, 7,500 strong, showed its appreciation for Russia's two biggest opera stars with unbridled enthusiasm, lending even more magic to the midsummer-night's atmosphere of a spectacular concert. This autumn, the historic two-hour performance, Live from Red Square, is set for release by Deutsche Grammophon on DVD and Blu-ray.
