Babylonian king Nabucco invades and robs the Jewish population, subjecting them to slavery and forced labour. Power intoxicates and deludes him. It makes the king play god. Meanwhile, the bitter Abigaille, one of the strongest female roles in the operatic repertoire, awaits her own moment of revenge and plots against the young lovers Ismaele and Fenena.

Nabucco

Olavinlinna

The biblical episode is well known: during a banquet, Princess Salome dances for Herod and he promises her anything in return; the young woman asks for and obtains the head of John the Baptist. In 1891, Oscar Wilde turned the story into a drama, enriched with new elements, which enjoyed great success in Germany and consolidated the image of Salome as a combination of innocence and perversion. Richard Strauss, in search of a subject for a new opera, did not let it slip away and set Wilde’s text (translated into German) to music as it stood, with only minor changes.

Ena Pongrac

Events

Upcoming events

6 - 17 Apr, 2027

Salome · Teatro Regio Torino

Past events

8 - 24 Jul, 2026

Nabucco · Savonlinna Opera Festival

Future and recently performed repertoire

Un paggio e Uno schiavo in Salome by Strauss

Teatro Regio Torino

Fenena in Nabucco by Verdi

Savonlinna Opera Festival

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