Composed by GIUSEPPE VERDI

In the shadow of war and empire, power thunders like a storm. Nabucco, the mighty King of Babylon, conquers Jerusalem and tears a people from their homeland. Among the captives are the Hebrews, whose faith and identity are all they have left. At the center of the conflict stands Abigaille, a woman driven by ambition and wounded pride, who will stop at nothing to seize the throne she believes is hers.

Love, jealousy, faith, and vengeance collide. Fenena, Nabucco’s daughter, chooses compassion and love over tyranny, aligning herself with the oppressed Hebrews. Abigaille’s fury erupts into a ruthless grab for power, while Nabucco himself descends into madness, believing he is a god — only to be struck down and humbled. As empires crumble and hearts are broken, a chorus of exiles longs for their lost homeland in one of opera’s most famous and soul-stirring moments, “Va, pensiero.” In the end, pride falls, faith rises, and redemption becomes possible — but only after devastation has run its course.