“Nabucco,” Verdi’s third opera, might be unrefined compared with his masterworks. But what it lacks in subtlety and sophistication is made up for in honest storytelling and a score of muscle and ...

Considering Lyric Opera of Chicago’s long and honorable history as a haven for the stage works of Giuseppe Verdi, his “Nabucco” has led a curiously spotty performance life at the company once dubbed ...