Genoa - Pearl of Liguria & Charming Camogli Nabucco at the Teatro Carlo Felice
Experience Genoa with its rich history, impressive architecture and vibrant culture. Discover the old town and the magnificent palazzi. Enjoy Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Nabucco" at the Teatro Carlo Felice and let its music inspire you. Sample the delicious specialities of Ligurian cuisine and explore the enchanting little harbour town of Camogli on the Riviera.
Dates and prices
- 2027
| 20.05. - 23.05.2027 | Do. - So. | from CHF 1'790.- |
Day 1: Switzerland - Genoa
Journey via Milan to Genoa, with time for a first stroll. During the drive, your music tour manager welcomes you as host and prepares you for the opera. In the evening, we enjoy dinner together at the hotel.
Day 2: Genoa & Opera
Genoa owes its fame not only to its port, but also to its palaces and museums, which hold treasures and works of art of immeasurable value. Richard Wagner himself described Genoa as "indescribably beautiful, magnificent and characteristic". In the Porto Antico, the luxury and deeds of the proud city come alive again, while between the old walls a tight web of alleyways spreads out, where the life of the old town pulses. In the evening, cocktail with appetizers at the hotel, followed by the performance at the Teatro Carlo Felice.
Day 3: Excursion to Camogli
After breakfast we head to Camogli, the picturesque fishing village on the Ligurian coast. On a guided tour you will discover the colourful houses and the charming old town. Afterwards there is time for lunch on your own and a stroll along the promenade. In the afternoon we return to Genoa. We round off the day with dinner at a selected restaurant.
Day 4: Genoa - Switzerland
Return journey to Switzerland: with many wonderful memories of the Riviera, the city and the opera, you begin your journey home.
CarRouge
Die Premium Fahrzeuge sind auf dem neusten Stand der Technik und verfügen über grosszügige Platzverhältnisse: 3 Luxussitze pro Reihe, individuell verstellbare Kopfstützen und eine Innenhöhe von 2.10 m sorgen für ein einzigartiges Raumgefühl.
- 30 breite, luxuriöse Premium-Fauteuils in 2+1-Bestuhlung
- Grosszügiger Sitzabstand von 90 cm
- Sicherheitsgurten an jedem Sitzplatz
- Höhenverstellbarer Fussraster, verstellbare Rücken- und Armlehnen
- Einzigartiges Raumgefühl dank 2.10 Meter Innenhöhe
- Mehrkanal-Tonanlage an jedem Sitz, Spurassistent und Abstandtempomat
- Gratis WLAN/Internet in Europa
360° Panorama
Included
- Travel in a Car Rouge coach, 2+1 seating
- Music tour manager from/to Switzerland
- Accommodation in a carefully selected 5* hotel
- 3 nights' bed and breakfast (room/breakfast buffet)
- 2 dinners including drinks
- 1 opera aperitif with wine and canapés
- 1 first-category opera ticket
- City tour of Genoa
- Guided excursion
- Car Rouge audio system
Hotels
You will stay at the 5* Hotel Bristol in the heart of Genoa's old town, just a few steps from Piazza Ferrari and the Teatro Carlo Felice.
About the opera
Giuseppe Verdi: "Nabucco" – Dramma lirico in four parts
"Va, pensiero" – Fly, thought, on golden wings
In the 19th century, Paris dubbed the theatre pieces brimming with cruelty the "Boulevard du crime". Adaptations of biblical subjects were also popular. Verdi thus had Rossini's azione sacra "Mosè in Egitto" in mind when he set Temistocle Solera's libretto "Nabucodonosor" to music. The source is the Old Testament story of Nebuchadnezzar II, ruler of Babylon, who conquered Jerusalem in 597 BC, banished the people into exile in Babylon and destroyed Jerusalem around 586 BC.
The opera is set in Solomon's Temple, on the banks of the Euphrates in Babylon, and at the altar with the statue of Baal.
"Nabucco" was premiered at La Scala in Milan on 9 March 1842.
Part One: Jerusalem. The Levites call on the young women to lament against Nebuchadnezzar, King of Assyria. God gave the Jews a precious pledge: Fenena, the daughter of the godless king. The High Priest Zaccaria entrusts her to the care of Ismaele, nephew of King Zedekiah of Jerusalem. He has known and loved her since his time as Judah's ambassador in Babylon. He wants to help her escape. She warns him against violating his sacred duty. Her half-sister Abigaille also once loved Ismaele. She could save him among his people. Nabucco appears on his warhorse before the disguised Babylonians. Zaccaria confronts him with Fenena as a shield. Ismaele deflects the dagger thrust. She throws herself into her father's arms.
Part Two: The Impious One (L'Empio). Abigaille discovers from a document that she is a slave and trembles at the prospect of Fenena's accession to the throne. She is cursed by the priest of Baal. Zaccaria curses Ismaele. Nabucco throws himself between Abigaille and Fenena and declares himself king and sole god. Fenena professes Judaism. Thunder and lightning knock Nabucco's crown from his head. Divine judgement has been passed. Nabucco falls unconscious. Abigaille seizes the crown.
Part Three: The Prophecy. Abigaille sits on the throne. She demands the royal seal from the bewildered Nabucco and his signature on the death sentence for the Jews. Abigaille tears up the document proving she is a slave and makes Nabucco her prisoner. On the banks of the Euphrates, the Jews lament in chains and sing of the happiness they once knew in their homeland: "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate".
Part Four: The Fallen Idol (L'Idolo infranto). Nabucco pulls himself together. His officer Abdallo hands him his sword. He wants to save Fenena and topples the idol in the temple of Baal. The Israelites are to return home! Abigaille drinks the poison. Facing death, she confesses her guilt and acknowledges God as her Almighty. Nabucco becomes King of Kings in the service of Jehovah!
In "Nabucco", the contrasts between two warring peoples, their rulers and the female protagonists, Abigaille and Fenena, clash in powerful musical canvases, mighty choruses and lonely monologues.
Verdi's third opera is a widescreen film epic on stage.