6:00 PM
Nabucco
Opera by G. Verdi
Prague State Opera
approx. 3 hours | Opera and Ballet | Available

Date: | September 20, 2025 | 18:00 (Sat) |
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Venue: | Prague State Opera |
Duration: | approx. 3 hours |
Intermission: | Yes (20 minutes) |
Status: | Available |
Reviews: | (17) |
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Nabucco: Guiseppe Verdi’s one of the most celebrated works
In Italian, surtitles in Czech, English
Phenomenal chorus scenes, extremely impassioned virtuoso arias, as well as the perennially topical themes of expansive war, lust for power, betrayal, life and death, are the reasons why the Nabucco has always been a staple of opera houses’ repertoire.
The title hero is based on the historical figure of King Nebuchadnezzar II. The opera starts with a true event, the destruction of the Temple of Solomon in 587 BC. Yet the following conversion of Nabucco (Nebuchadnezzar) to Judaism and the setting the Hebrews free from captivity in Babylon are the librettist’s fictional creations, as are the complicated relationships within the royal family, and the strife between Nabucco’s two stepdaughters, striving to win the love of the same man and gain the throne.
Loosely blending true historical facts, a biblical legend and imagination, the libretto made it possible for Verdi to bring to bear fully for the first time his immense musical virtues. The colossal triumph of Nabucco, his third opera, at the world premiere at La Scala in Milan in 1842 opened for the 28-year-old composer the path to fame. The opera’s best-known number, the chorus “Va, pensiero, sull‘ali dorate” (“Fly, thought, on wings of gold”), expresses the Hebrew exiles’ hope for freedom.
In Verdi’s time, however, it became a symbol of the Italian patriots’ resistance to Austrian supremacy, an unofficial anthem of the endeavour for a unified Italy free from foreign control; and the chorus has retained its political meaning up to the present day. Just as Verdi’s librettist drew inspiration from the Bible, particularly Psalm 137, biblical symbolism is foregrounded by the stage director Tomáš Ondřej Pilař in his conception of Nabucco’s new State Opera production.
Performing:
State Opera Chorus
State Opera Orchestra
National Theatre Opera Ballet
State Opera soloists
Important:
- The purchased tickets cannot be returned or exchanged
- There is a screen with subtitles on each seat
- One intermission
- Purchased tickets cannot be returned or exchanged
- No discounts are provided
- A co-production with the Slovak National Theatre
- Theatre is a cultural institution. Please respect the common principles of appropriate behaviour and clothing
- The price includes service fee of 3,7 € (100,- CZK)
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Prague State Opera
Address: | Wilsonova 4 , Praha 1 |
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Capacity: | 989 |
Type: | Theatre |
Winter heating: | Yes |
Wheelchair access: | Yes |
Prague State Opera is one of the most important music scenes in Europe & one of the stages of The National Theatre
Visit the recently re-opened and newly refurbished grand opera house with a noteworthy history where many world renown artists have worked here making each performance a prime cultural event.
History:
This Neo-classical edifice was built in 1883 by the German Theatre Association as a reaction of German minority in Prague to the opening of the Prague National Theatre. As the New German Theatre it soon gained international acclaim for its inovative repertoire and artistic leadership including such names as Angelo Neumann, Alexander Zemlinski or Georg Szell.
Nowadays, famous operas, as well as pieces unjustly overlooked or unknown in the Czech Republic are introduced in the State Opera gaining the theatre a reputation of one of the best European scenes where you can enjoy watching mainly opera and ballet performances.
How to get there:
- Accessibility by public transport:
metro A (green line) or C (red line) - Muzeum station - Nearest car parking:
Garage Museum, Wilsonova 732/6, Prague 1
Please note:
- There is a screen with subtitles on each seat.
Elizabeth Wills | January 30, 2025 | 19:00 (Thu)
I loved the performance. The orchestra was outstanding and the production was beautiful. I chose my seat online and it was not ideal. Some indication that it was restricted view would have been helpful. However, the evening was much enjoyed.
David Martin | January 30, 2025 | 19:00 (Thu)
Dramatic, creative, superbly executed performance in a beautiful and historic venue. Our first opera and certainly a must see venue in Prague. The orchestra were world class and the lead roles captivating.
Pavel Vykysal | January 16, 2025 | 19:00 (Thu)
José Luis Diaz Alves | January 16, 2025 | 19:00 (Thu)
Nayla Punjabi | November 24, 2024 | 17:00 (Sun)
This is only my second opera so it was a little difficult to follow the story, especially without being able to fully see the subtitles. However, it was a beautiful performance!
Louise Vermaak | November 17, 2024 | 17:00 (Sun)
Quick and efficient service and a thoroughly enjoyable performance. Thank you.
FRANCOIS BOULANGER | September 22, 2024 | 17:00 (Sun)
Nous sommes des habitués avons vécu des expériences à la Scala, Fenice, ect.. et maintenant Prague ou le spectacle fut de grande qualité et le lieux magique Merci Beaucoup
Stephen Sparks | June 01, 2024 | 18:00 (Sat)
A very fine performance and interesting take on Nabucco. Orchestra very high quality and chorus was particularly outstanding, but then Verdi gave them a lot of great material.
Sebastián García Sánchez | April 28, 2024 | 19:00 (Sun)
Excelente interpretación en un excelente entorno
Anthony J Capuano | April 24, 2024 | 19:00 (Wed)
My wife and I loved the opera, Nabucco, here at the Prague State Opera on 24 April, 2024. The singers and the chorus were tremendous. My reason for not giving a 5 rating has everything to do with the confusion caused by the settings, and the extraneous and superfluous characters that were worked into all the scenes. Verdi wrote Nabucco to be set about 500 BC in Babylon and Jerusalem. The first act starts in a museum somewhere in Europe? in the 1950s. There are two bellhops walking around the stage, later we see two young girls, I assume they represent Abigaille and Fenena as children. Then later we are introduced to five flying monkeys. I was thinking the opera should be retitled "Nabucco meets the Wizard of Oz" I was searching for a program in the hope that I would see some hidden meaning the additions. At the end of Act III, the chorus took a time machine and found themselves back in Babylon, circa 500 BC, to sing Va Pensiero.
FRANCISCO JAVIER ECHEVERRIA | April 24, 2024 | 19:00 (Wed)
Sugeriría insertar en las pantallas subtítulos en la lengua original de la ópera
Martin Führ | April 24, 2024 | 19:00 (Wed)
Well organized event, outstanding performance
STEPHANE DEROME | March 15, 2024 | 19:00 (Fri)
Ravi de ce moment très agréable dans un cadre magnifique ! Bel opéra et prestation artistique formidable.
Philip Graham Dove | February 27, 2024 | 19:00 (Tue)
Music and singing was excellent. We felt that the staging was a little strange and quite austere. We are not opera buffs though!
gaël Boissiere | February 27, 2024 | 19:00 (Tue)
lionel sabran | February 21, 2024 | 19:00 (Wed)
Très belle interprétation et mise en scène. Nous avons été transportés d'émotions......
Hermann J Schmid | February 15, 2024 | 19:00 (Thu)
Absolute stunning performance. Thinking about seeing it a second time.