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Photo Flash: Plácido Domingo Returns to the Big Screen as the Title King in NABUCCO

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Plácido Domingo returns to the big screen as the title king in Nabucco,
Conducted by Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine. Wednesday, July 12 at 7PM Local Time*

*check local theaters for dates and times

Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts Verdi's early drama of ancient Babylon, with Plácido Domingo adding a new role to his Met repertoire as the title character. Soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska gives a tour-de-force performance as Abigaille, Nabucco's willful daughter, while the acclaimed Met Chorus delivers a moving performance of the iconic "Va, pensiero."

Running time: approximately 2 hours, 34 minutes

Photo credit: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Liudmyla Monastyrska as Abigaille in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Liudmyla Monastyrska as Abigaille in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Plácido Domingo in the title role of Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Plácido Domingo sings the title role in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Plácido Domingo sings the title role in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Liudmyla Monastyrska as Abigaille and Plácido Domingo in the title role of Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Liudmyla Monastyrska as Abigaille in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Plácido Domingo sings the title role in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Russell Thomas as Ismaele in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Plácido Domingo sings the title role in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Russell Thomas as Ismaele in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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A scene from Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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A scene from Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Dmitry Belosselskiy as Zaccaria in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Plácido Domingo sings the title role in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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Russell Thomas as Ismaele and Dmitry Belosselskiy as Zaccaria in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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A scene from Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Photo Flash: Plácido Domingo Returns to the Big Screen as the Title King in NABUCCO  Image
Plácido Domingo sings the title role in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Photo Flash: Plácido Domingo Returns to the Big Screen as the Title King in NABUCCO  Image
Plácido Domingo sings the title role in Verdi's Nabucco. Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

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