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Nabucco Digital House Program
Word art for Verdi's Nabucco

Nabucco Digital House Program

October 4 - 25, 2024 Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

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Synopsis in a Minute

Amidst a fight for the Babylonian throne between the tyrannical king Nabucco and his adopted daughter Abigaille, an exiled people seek hope and redemption.

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Performance Information

  • Performance time is approximately two hours and 30 minutes, including one 25-minute intermission
  • Washrooms are located on every level except the ground floor
  • Sung in Italian with English SURTITLES™
  • Coat check is available on the Lower Level for $3 per item
  • Enjoy free Wifi at the opera house by using the network name Free Wifi - COC
  • There is no dress code at the opera! We do ask that you kindly refrain from wearing scented products and fragrances
  • Concessions open before the performance and at intermission

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A portrait of composer Giuseppe Verdi

Composed By Giuseppe Verdi

A portrait of composer Giuseppe Verdi

Giuseppe Verdi

Born in Roncole, near Busseto on October 10, 1813;
died in Milan, Italy on January 27, 1901

Giuseppe Verdi’s music education began with church organists in his hometown, where his skills impressed a local merchant enough to finance a year of study at La Scala in Milan. After finishing his studies, Verdi returned home and married his childhood sweetheart, Margherita Barezzi, with whom he had two children. Tragically, both children died within two years of each other; Margherita died shortly after, leaving the 27 year-old Verdi devastated. His run of misfortune continued when his second opera, Un giorno di regno, proved a failure.

Regardless of life’s challenges, Verdi and his operas would become famous throughout the country. In his lifetime he composed over 20 operas, with Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Falstaff, La forza del destino, Don Carlos, and Aida amongst his most famous. In later years Verdi was not only the great man of opera, but also a national hero who gave his people a distinctive voice on the musical map.

Cast

A portrait of Roland Wood

Roland Wood

Nabucco
Mary Elizabeth Williams

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Abigaille
A portrait of Rihab Chaieb

Rihab Chaieb

Fenena
A portrait of Matthew Cairns

Matthew Cairns

Ismaele

Simon Lim

Zaccaria

Charlotte Siegel

Anna

Wesley Harrison

Abdallo

Duncan Stenhouse

bass

Northern Ireland-born Duncan Stenhouse is a Calgarian bass and composer who recently completed his Advanced Operatic Diploma at the Royal Academy of Music under the support of the Sybil Tutton Opera Award and Philip Hattey Prize. Stenhouse is also a proud alumnus of the Memorial School of Music in St. John’s, NL. While living in London, England for his studies, Stenhouse performed in various summer festivals including Longborough Festival Opera, Garsington Opera, Opera Holland Park, and Hurn Court Opera. During this time, he sang in operas by Britten, Dvorák, Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Strauss, Stravinsky, and Verdi. He was named one of CBC’s “30 hot classical musicians under 30” in 2024 and won the Sarah Harrison Prize at the Hurn Court Opera Singer of the Year Competition. This season with the COC, he performs the role of High Priest of Baal in Nabucco, First Apprentice in Wozzeck, and Zaretsky in Eugene Onegin. 

Creative

Paolo Carignani

Conductor
A portrait of Katherine M. Carter

Katherine M. Carter

Director

Michael Yeargan

Set Designer

Jane Greenwood

Costume Designer
Full Credits

With the COC Orchestra and Chorus

Production of Lyric Opera of Chicago

Generously underwritten, in part, In Memory of Vincent Gioacchino Castellano

The COC Orchestra is generously sponsored by The Schulich Foundation and by W. Bruce C. Bailey

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5 Things to Know about NABUCCO

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!

Q&A with Director Amy Lane

In the midst of a busy rehearsal schedule, internationally acclaimed director Amy Lane sat down with us to discuss the designs, desires, and devilish inspirations at the heart of this bold new take on a classic of French grand opera.

Land Acknowledgement

Through ongoing consultation with the Circle of Artists, we are developing a practice around land acknowledgment that is more reflective of our commitment to moving forward together in the spirit of creativity, respect, and reciprocity.

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145 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 4G1
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