Giuseppe Verdi – Opera in four acts Sung in Italian, running time 2 hours 50 mins (including one interval) Monday 29 April, 7.30yh/pm, Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan Plácido Domingo, one of the most celebrated talents of our time, is making a major role debut. This is a rare chance to see a genre-defining masterwork, containing some of the greatest choral music ever written, along with some wonderful arias and ensembles, all screening live and direct to Theatr Mwldan’s screen in Cardigan. This new production of Nabucco is unmissable. Domingo takes another thrilling step into the baritone repertory following his triumphs as Simon Boccanegra, as he sings the title role of Nabucco for the first time. He is joined by an exciting young cast including Ukranian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska (Lady Macbeth in Macbeth for The Royal Opera, 2011) as the power-hungry priestess Abigaille. Acclaimed theatre and opera director Daniele Abbado makes his Royal Opera debut directing this coproduction with La Scala, Milan. The plot is based on the biblical story of King Nebuchadnezzar (Nabucco), and focuses on his imprisonment of the Hebrews, his struggle against his unscrupulous daughter, Abigaille, his divine punishment and final salvation. Verdi’s rich score offers melody, power and raw drama on a scale that does full justice to the opera’s epic themes of nationhood, faith, love and redemption and calls upon the full might of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Royal Opera Chorus. Cast Nabucco Plácido Domingo Ismaele Andrea Caré Zaccaria Vitalij Kowaljow Abigaille Liudmyla Monastyrska Fenena Marianna Pizzolato Royal Opera Chorus Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Conductor Nicola Luisotti Director Daniele Abbado Designs Alison Chitty Lighting design Alessandro Carletti Movement Simona Bucci Video designs Luca Scarzella Tickets for The Royal Opera House screening of Nabucco are £18 (£16) and can be booked via Theatr Mwldan’s Box Office on 01239 621200, online at www.mwldan.co.uk, or via Smartphones mwldan.ticketsolve.com/mobile. |
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013 |
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