"Va, pensiero" (Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate - Fly,
thought, on wings of gold, in English also known as
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) is a chorus from the third
act of Nabucco (1842) by Giuseppe Verdi, with words
byTemistocle Solera, inspired by Psalm 137. Known as
Verdi's "Jewish" work of art, it recollects the story
ofJewish exiles from Judea after the loss of the First
Temple in Jerusalem. The opera with its powerful chorus
established Verdi as a major composer in 19th-century
Italy. (Wikiped...(+)
"Va, pensiero" (Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate - Fly,
thought, on wings of gold, in English also known as
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) is a chorus from the third
act of Nabucco (1842) by Giuseppe Verdi, with words
byTemistocle Solera, inspired by Psalm 137. Known as
Verdi's "Jewish" work of art, it recollects the story
ofJewish exiles from Judea after the loss of the First
Temple in Jerusalem. The opera with its powerful chorus
established Verdi as a major composer in 19th-century
Italy. (Wikipedia)