NABUCCO, NATIONAL THEATER MANNHEIM, 2026
Costume design for “Nabucco”, by Giuseppe Verdi.
Music: Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
Director: Christian von Götz
Stage Design: Lukas Noll
Light Design: Nicole Berry, Florian Arnholdt
Dramaturgy: Eszter Orbán
Photos: Christian Kleiner
Press:
“(…) the imagery is striking and highly aesthetic (…)” — MANNHEIMER MORGEN
“While the Jews are clad in black, the Babylonians appear in fantastical costumes. On his first entrance, Nabucco resembles a hybrid of the Terminator and the Hulk; he is further outfitted with scissor-like hands, which also serve as weapons for his troops.” — DIE RHEINPFALZ
“Abigaille, sporting a feathered hat, appears as an unhinged film diva, while Nabucco is portrayed as a pitiable madman clad in fake gold. This aligns with Verdi’s surreal juxtaposition of disintegration-laden sonorities and ballroom music (…)” — SWR KULTUR
“Like figures frozen in time, the black-clad crowd stands tightly packed among the bookshelves—as though seeking refuge from the aggressor who engulfs them in war. Director Christian von Götz and his team have created striking imagery for their staging of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Nabucco at the National Theatre Mannheim.” — RHEIN-NECKAR-ZEITUNG
