Part of Tutto Verdi series - Nabucco (2009) Parma. NABUCCO was Verdiâs third work for the stage and proved his first great success when performed in 1842. It deals with the Hebrewâs attempts to break free from the yoke of their Babylonian oppressors and is nowadays numbered among Verdiâs most popular works, not least on account of its famous Chorus of Hebrew Slaves, which has one of the best-loved melodies in the whole history of opera.