Critic by Marco Antônio Seta for Opera & Ballet

The protagonist was the baritone Rodrigo Esteves, with a voice with good volume and well conducted, who commanded everyone's attention during his entrances. She sang and performed Nabucco with skill and we cannot fail to highlight the 1st Scene of Act IV when she sang the prayer ""Dio di Giudá", receiving instant applause. In the difficult role of Abigaille, the lyrical soprano "spinto" Eiko Senda took on the role that Verdi wrote for Giuseppina Strepponi; a true dramatic soprano, who would become his wife months later, requires a heroic voice, great range and volume, as well as unusual support in the bass notes. An intelligent artist, however, she satisfactorily overcame the numerous obstacles of the violent score. She displayed a beautiful voice, equal and with a beautiful timbre, well conducted in beautiful projections and broadcasts of perfect technical mastery. She made her predilection for the character clear in the great recitative "Ben io t'invenni", the aria "Anch'io dischiuso un giorno" and the cabaletta "Salgo giá del trono aurato", notably performed. Also noteworthy is her performance in the dramatic duet with Nabucco <"Donna, chi sei" ? in Act III, with extraordinary scenic and vocal mastery. She was highly applauded. Bass Savio Sperandio played the priest Zaccaria: in his first aria ""D'Egitto la sul lidi"" he showed affection for this great role with good delivery in his singing; however, in the great prophecy "Tu sul labbro" in the 2nd act, where we can see how Verdi is discovering the secrets of his craft, in the beautiful cello solo, and the accompaniment of the cellos for this aria, Sávio's voice, despite being very sonorous in the middle and high notes, presented quite a lot of oscillations in the low and deep notes; as well as in "Oh, chi piange ?.....A posare sui crani, sull'ossa". (Act III). The loving duo was performed by tenor Giovanni Tristacci as Ismaele in a merely correct interpretation, with no predicates to highlight, and mezzo-soprano Denise de Freitas (as the youngest sister Fenena). The arioso "Oh, dischiuso è il firmamento"! despite the inclusion of The treble notes, which were absent in the original score, were only average, and the bass Cristiano Rocha, with a generous and well-placed voice, played the Gran Sacerdote de Baal. Also worthy of note were the soprano Fabíola Protzner (Anna), with effective musicality, and the tenor Júlio Cesar Mendonça (Abdallo), with a metallic timbre and quite fluctuating in pitch.