Verdi –
Nabucco –
Va Pensiero – Bis

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“Va, pensiero”
(Italian: [ˈva penˈsjɛːro]),
also known as
the “Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves”,
is a chorus from the opera Nabucco (1842)
by Giuseppe Verdi.

It recollects the period of
Babylonian captivity after the loss of
the First Temple in Jerusalem
in c. 500 BCE.

The libretto is by
Temistocle Solera,
inspired by
Psalm 137.

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 golden wings”.

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