The Teatro Regio Parma chorus sings ‘Va, pensiero’ from Verdi's NABUCCO

From its premiere in March 1842, Nabucco was a phenomenal triumph. Giuseppina Strepponi, Verdi’s second wife-to-be, sang the vocally demanding role of the evil Abigaille, though in ill form. While Act 1 was met with much applause, the audience flew into rapture at Act 3, scene 2 - none other than the Hebrew chorus’ lament ‘Va, pensiero’. The Chorus of the Hebrew slaves longing for their lost homeland in Babylonian captivity instantly became Italy’s unofficial hymn, which it has remained to this day.

Streamed on OperaVision on 17 April 2020 at 19:00 CET and available for 6 months: https://operavision.eu/en/library/per...

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