Nabucco, the opera that made Verdi famous and provided an anthem for the nascent Italian nation, is a work of raw musical power and truly epic storytelling. Never before performed at the COC, Verdi’s classic traces a people’s journey from enslavement to freedom and the transformation of one man’s ruthless quest for glory into a history-defining religious conversion. 

Ambition, love, intrigue, madness—this opera has it all. Read on for 5 Things To Know about Nabucco and its composer, before joining us at the opera house this fall!

Meet Karen Kane, the opera fan who won the COC’s Guess the Season Contest, earning a pair of complimentary Grand Ring tickets!

She sat down for a Q&A with us after her win.