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Nabucco and Ishmaele
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Dec 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
A discussion of Giuseppe Verdi's breakthrough opera "Nabucco" and its Biblical origin story of Nebuchadnezzar and the neo-Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem. We also talk about Boney M, the Melodians "By the Rivers of Babylon", the Broadway musical "Godspell", Herman Melville's "Moby Dick", and why some of us hate Verdi's "Aida" and "Rigoletto". Season 2 closer of "Lost Music: Exploring Literary Opera".
Released:
Dec 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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