Va pensiero verdi pavarotti biography
Va pensiero lyrics.
Va, pensiero
Chorus from the opera Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi
"Va, pensiero" (Italian:[ˈvapenˈsjɛːro]), also known as the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves", is a chorus from the opera Nabucco () by Giuseppe Verdi.
Va pensiero verdi pavarotti biography
It recollects the period of Babylonian captivity after the destruction of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem in BC.
The libretto is by Temistocle Solera, inspired by Psalm The opera with its powerful chorus established Verdi as a major composer in 19th-century Italy.
The full incipit is "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate", meaning "Go, thought, on wings of gold".
Initial reception
Verdi composed Nabucco at a difficult moment in his life. His wife and children had all just died of various illnesses.
Despite a purported vow to abstain from opera-writing, he had contracted with La Scala to write another opera and the director, Bartolomeo Merelli, forced the libretto into his hands. Returning home, Verdi happened to open the libretto at "Va, pensiero" and seeing