The Nabucco'sVa, pensiero, sull'ali dorate is the ode that created a nation and two countries. The occupying Austrians had filled the balcony at La Scala with troops ordered to prevent any demonstrations. When the chorus began singing of the longing of the captive Jews for freedom in their land of Zion the Italians defied the soldiers and one by one stood up. Italy was born that day as a nation and eventually both Italy and Israel were reborn as countries.
The subversive slogan of the Italians was Victor Emmanuel Regni d'Italia, V.E.R.D.I.
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The Nabucco's Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate is the ode that created a nation and two countries. The occupying Austrians had filled the balcony at La Scala with troops ordered to prevent any demonstrations. When the chorus began singing of the longing of the captive Jews for freedom in their land of Zion the Italians defied the soldiers and one by one stood up. Italy was born that day as a nation and eventually both Italy and Israel were reborn as countries.
The subversive slogan of the Italians was
Victor Emmanuel Regni d'Italia, V.E.R.D.I.
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