Nabucco – Arena of Verona June 19, 2015 ENGLISH VERSION
- Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
- Stage director: Gianfrnco De Bosio
- Set: Ronaldo Olivieri
- Director of the choir: Salvo Sgrò
- Stage solutions manager: Giuseppe De Filippi Venezia
- Orchestra and choir of Arena di Verona
CAST:
- Nabucco: Luca Salsi
- Abigaille: Martina Serafin
- Zaccaria: Dimitry Beloselsky
- Fenena: Nino Surguladze
- Ismaele: Piero Pretti
- Gran Sacerdote di Belo: Alessandro Guerzoni
- Abdallo: Francesco Pittari
- Anna: Madina Karbeli
93rd season of the Arena dI Verona oper festival was inaugurated with Verdi’s Nabucca – with its magnificent sets by Rinaldo Olivieri. The historic staging of Gianfranco de Bosio did its best to create a dynamics in this static and complicated opera. Conductor Riccardo Frizza interpreted the opera with strict sense of rhythm, at the same time maintaining its flowing cantabile.
Luca Salsi – a real Verdian singer, interpreted the title role with expressiveness and strong phrasing. He impressed the public with his aria “Dio di Giuda”. In the role of Abigaille of Martina Serafin displayed great power of her voice, although has certain difficulties in the high register.
Perfect timbre and colours, strong character demonstrated Dimitry Beloselsky in the role of Zaccaria. Nino Surguladze was a credible Fenena. Piero Pretti as Ismaele impressed with his well placed, beautiful voice and musicality. Cast was completed by Alessandro Guerzoni, Francesco Pittari e Madina Karbeli, who in the role of Anna created equilibrium in the difficult ensembles with her distinctive quality of voice – beautiful and clear voice.
The performance had a great success, triumphal inauguration of the festival!
Editorial staff
