CD Verdi: Nabucco, Muti/Philharmonia

Verdi holds a special place in Riccardo Muti’s heart. Here he conducts the explosive opera whose nostalgic chorus, "Va, pensiero", turned the composer into a hero of the Risorgimento, the movement for the unification of Italy. In the title role of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, Matteo Manuguerra is a baritone in the great tradition, while Renato Scotto brings both formidable temperament and bel canto delicacy to Abigaille.

Contents:

Giuseppe Verdi, Nabucco

Matteo Manuguerra (Nabucco)
Veriano Luchetti (Ismaele)
Nicolai Ghiaurov (Zaccaria)
Renata Scotto (Abigaille)
Elena Obraztsova (Fenena)
Robert Lloyd (Il Gran Sacerdote)
Kenneth Collins (Abdallo)
Anne Edwards (Anna)

Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti (conductor)