{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Nabucco and Ishmaele","description":"A discussion of Giuseppe Verdi's breakthrough opera &quot;Nabucco&quot; and its Biblical origin story of Nebuchadnezzar and the neo-Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem. We also talk about Boney M, the Melodians &quot;By the Rivers of Babylon&quot;, the Broadway musical &quot;Godspell&quot;, Herman Melville's &quot;Moby Dick&quot;, and why some of us hate Verdi's &quot;Aida&quot; and &quot;Rigoletto&quot;. Season 2 closer of &quot;Lost Music: Exploring Literary Opera&quot;. ","author_name":"Lost Music: Exploring Literary Opera","author_url":"http:\/\/litkicks.com\/LostMusic","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17375531\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/17375531"}